three halfpenny
three halfpenny is the singular of three halfpennies.
three halfpenny is the singular of three halfpence.
Meaning of three halfpennies
Noun
three halfpennies
- Synonym of three halfpence.
- There is a singular custom prevailing in some parts of Northamptonshire and probably there are other places where a similar practice exists. If a female is afflicted with fits, nine pieces of silver money and nine three-halfpennies are collected from nine bachelors. The silver money is converted...1855, Charles Edwards, The History and Poetry of Finger-rings, chapter iii, § 6, page 133
- Synonyms:
- three halfpence
Meaning of three halfpence
Noun
three halfpence (sometimes a plural noun with the singular three halfpenny, sometimes singular, plural three halfpences)
- Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
- Such a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).
- A money of account equal to 1½d.
Forms of three halfpenny
| plural | three halfpennies |
|---|---|
| plural | three halfpence |
Questions about three halfpenny
- What is three halfpenny the singular of?
- Three halfpenny is the singular of three halfpennies.
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