halfpence

Variant of halfpenny

noun pl. halfpence or halfpennies

a former British coin equal to half a penny

adjective

worth a halfpenny, or very little; trifling
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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