half-pennies

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half-pennies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  halfpenny \half"pen*ny\, half-penny
  \half"-pen*ny\(h[=a]"p[e^]n*n[y^] or h[aum]f"-; 277), n.;pl.
     Half-pence (-pens) or Half-pennies(-p[e^]n*n[i^]z).
     An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer
     minted; also, the value of half a penny.
  
     Syn: ha'penny.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]