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ha'penny

/ˈheɪpni/

ha'penny noun: a halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.

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

Forms of ha'penny

pluralha'pennies
pluralha'pence

Origin of ha'penny

Contraction of halfpenny.

Words formed from ha'penny

Phrases with ha'penny

Questions about ha'penny

What does ha'penny mean?
Ha'penny means a halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin.
What part of speech is ha'penny?
Ha'penny is a noun.
How do you pronounce ha'penny?
Ha'penny is pronounced /ˈheɪpni/.
What is the plural of ha'penny?
The plural of ha'penny is ha'pennies.

Words near ha'penny in the dictionary

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

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