1. halfpenny - Noun
2. halfpenny - Adjective
3. Halfpenny - Proper noun
an English coin worth half a penny
Source: WordNetBuxton, p. 151. By May £6,870,000 was needed to finance the war and introducing another budget on 8 May, Gladstone raised income tax from tenpence halfpenny to fourteen pence in the pound to raise £3,250,000. Source: Internet
He couldn't go shoving into that saloon bar with only fourpence halfpenny in his pocket. Source: Internet
“Pick 'em out cheap here! three pair for a halfpenny, bootlaces." Source: Internet
Solomon Dickson & Taylor issued £147-worth of copper halfpenny tokens sometime before 1821 to enhance local trade. Source: Internet
The duty eventually imposed in 1712 was a halfpenny on papers of half a sheet or less and a penny on newspapers that ranged from half a sheet to a single sheet in size. Source: Internet
These decimal coins were denominated in cents, with each cent being worth one halfpenny in sterling. Source: Internet