Halfpence

//ˈheɪp(ə)n(t)s// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A halfpenny.

    "He said that the last business model for reopening the route was so old that "the ticket prices have still got halfpences in there", but that changed circumstances meant the prospect of reopening was worth re-examining."

  2. 2
    plural of halfpenny form-of, plural

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bagatellebaublebeanbibelotbitbob

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"A wicked woman and an evil is three halfpence worse than the devil."

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