"ha'penny" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈheɪpni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ha'penny.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ha'pennies [plural], ha'pence [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of halfpenny. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|halfpenny}} Contraction of halfpenny Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ha'pence|head=ha'penny}} ha'penny (plural ha'pennies or ha'pence)
  1. (historical, Ireland, British) A halfpenny; a former British and Irish coin. Tags: British, Ireland, historical Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of the United Kingdom Categories (place): Ireland Derived forms: ha'penny dip, ha'penny starver, ha'p'orth, shove ha'penny, tuppenny-ha'penny
    Sense id: en-ha'penny-en-noun-7EHTDLxL Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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