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Definition of Ha'penny

1. Noun. An English coin worth half a penny.

Definition of Ha'penny

1. Noun. A halfpenny; a former British coin. ¹

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Literary usage of Ha'penny

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1. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1914)
""Would you give me eight and threepence ha'penny ? " he asked with great resolution. " Or shall we say ten and threepence ha'penny ? ..."

2. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories: A by Robert Ford (1904)
"... A ha'penny here, an* a ha'penny there, Fourpence-ha'penny and a ha'penny mair ; A ha'penny weet, an* a ha'penny dry, Fourpence-ha'penny an' a ha'penny ..."

3. The English Illustrated Magazine (1908)
"Oh, the beautiful world, round like an orange, and sold for a ha'penny. ... When you wish to buy anything for a penny or a ha'penny—particularly a ..."

4. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1875)
"Ha'penny help zittle boy so cold in snow," he lisped one day, when I was recounting for the ... He is our sweet, good child for that, is Little Ha'penny. ..."

5. Select Writings of Robert Chambers by Robert Chambers (1847)
"A ha'penny here, and a ha'penny there, Fourpence ha'penny and a ha'penny mair; A ha'penny wat, and a ha'penny dry, Fourpence ha'penny and a ha'penny forby; ..."

6. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1886)
"That is to say, the splendid sum of sevenpence and four-sevenths apiece, or very nearly sevenpence ha'penny a day, remained for all their wants. ..."

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