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halfpenny

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈheɪp(ə)ni/Part of speech nounSorted aefhlnnpyStarts with HEnds with Y0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an English coin worth half a penny

Word origin

From halfpenny, a nickname for a tenant.

Used in a sentence

  • There vvere none principal, they vvere all like one another, as halfe pence are, euerie one fault ſeeming monſtrous, til his fellovv-fault came to match it.
  • Whatever means he used in making his way to London, it is certain he made his entrance there with but a few halfpence in his pocket.
  • Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, / Please to put a penny in the old man's hat, / If you haven't got a penny, a halfpenny will do, / If you haven't got a halfpenny—God bless you!

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