"half-a-crown" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-a-crowns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-a-crown (plural half-a-crowns)
  1. Alternative form of half-crown Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: half-crown
    Sense id: en-half-a-crown-en-noun-2e0KakB3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (bingo) twenty-six Categories (topical): Bingo
    Sense id: en-half-a-crown-en-noun-YLfR961C Topics: bingo, games

Inflected forms

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