Ha'penny

//ˈheɪpni// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin. Ireland, UK, historical

    "The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till."

  2. 2
    an English coin worth half a penny wordnet

Synonyms

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flatchhalfpennyhalfpenny

Example

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"The more a shop looks as though it trades in farthings and ha’pennies, the more tenners and twenties you can expect to hand over at the till."

Etymology

Contraction of halfpenny.

Related phrases

ha'penny dipha'penny starvershove ha'pennytuppenny-ha'penny

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