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ha'pennies

ha'pennies is the plural of ha'penny.

Meaning of ha'penny

Noun

ha'penny (plural ha'pennies or ha'pence)

  1. (Ireland, UK, historical) A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.
    • 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.2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian

Phrases with ha'pennies

Questions about ha'pennies

What is ha'pennies the plural of?
Ha'pennies is the plural of ha'penny.

Words near ha'pennies in the dictionary

  1. ha'nt
  2. ha'nts
  3. ha'p'orth
  4. ha'p'orths
  5. ha'pence
  6. ha'pennies
  7. ha'penny
  8. ha'penny starver
  9. ha'penny starvers
  10. ha'porth
  11. ha'porths

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