halfpence in English
noun
1
a former British coin equal to half an old or new penny. The last halfpenny was withdrawn in 1984.
The money is a mess of pounds, quids, bobs, shillings, pence, ha'pence , etc that is almost as interesting as a picture puzzle - and about as hard to unravel.
noun
ha'penny
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1. A 'Bawbee' is a term for a halfpence or ha'penny, especially in Scotland
2. About the month of September, I received a letter from my dear,which acquainted me that the poor condemned persons had felt theutmost severity of the law, for the mean value of three halfpence,which neither of them had received, I confess I was much Astonishedwhen I considered how very common it is with men, sportingly to ask apint of ale, or