halfpenny

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half·penny, ha'penny /ˈheɪpni/ noun (plural halfpennies, ha'pennies) [countable]  PECa small coin worth half of one penny, used in Britain in the past 〔英国旧时使用的〕半便士硬币

Examples from the Corpus

halfpenny• There was no money, , not even a halfpenny.• He said the accused, Richard Hodgson could prove he did not get a halfpenny of profit out of the Carpenter Club.• However, in compensation I did find a nice silver hammered halfpenny of Henry V and a few rose farthings.• For many children, spending money was a Saturday penny and a Wednesday halfpenny.

half·penny nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus half worth one small coin a of

halfpenny
half‧penny , ha'penny /ˈheɪpni/ noun (plural halfpennies, ha'pennies) [countable]
a small coin worth half of one penny, used in Britain in the past

half·penny noun (

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half·pennies) (also ha'penny) BrE /ˈheɪpni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈheɪpni/ 🔊a British coin in use until 1971, worth half a penny. There were 480 halfpennies in a pound. 半便士硬币（1971 年前使用的英国硬币，480 半便士硬币为一英镑）BrE /ˈhɑːfpeni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæfpeni/ 🔊 (also half·pence BrE /ˌhɑːfˈpens/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌhæfˈpens/ 🔊) a British coin in use between 1971 and 1984, worth half a penny. There were 200 halfpennies in a pound. 半便士硬币（1971 至 1984 年间使用的英国硬币，200 半便士硬币为一英镑）●spoil the ˌship for a ha'p'orth/ha'pennyworth of ˈtar(saying) to spoil sth good because you did not spend enough money or time on a small but essential part of it 因小失大