Associations to the word «Halfpenny»

Wiktionary

HALFPENNY, noun. (plural: halfpennies) (historical) A discontinued British coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
HALFPENNY, noun. (plural: halfpence) A quantity of money worth half a penny.
HALFPENNY, adjective. Costing or worth one halfpenny.

Dictionary definition

HALFPENNY, noun. An English coin worth half a penny.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats