ha'penny en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Contraction of halfpenny.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ha'pennies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ha'pence | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tuppenny-ha'penny · shove ha'penny · ha'penny starver · ha'penny dip · ha'p'orth