halfpence

Variant of halfpenny

halfpenny definition

half·penny (hāp′nē, hā′pən ē)

noun pl. halfpence -·pence (hā′pəns) or halfpennies -·pennies

a former British coin equal to half a penny

adjective

worth a halfpenny, or very little; trifling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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