Halfpenny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈheɪp(ə)ni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Halfpenny is a noun meaning Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.
Meaning
Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.
More Meanings
- Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpence.
- A postage stamp worth half of one penny.
- A usually semicircular earmark made in the ear of a livestock animal.
- A small piece; a fragment.
Example Sentences
O ſhe tore the letter into a thouſand halfpence, raild at her ſelf, that ſhe ſhould be ſo immodeſt to vvrite, to one that ſhe knevv vvould flout her, […]
Word Forms
- halfpennies
- halfpence
- halfepenie
- halfepenny
- halfepeny
- halfepenye
- halfpenie
- halfpeny
- halfpenye
- halpeny
- halpenye
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twopence, fourpence, sixpence, shove, pence, halfe-pence.
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