A coin (formerly of copper, subsequently of bronze) of half the value of a penny; a sum equivalent to two farthings. halfpenny farthing = three…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > English coins > [noun] > halfpenny (11) halfpennyc1330 A coin (formerly of copper, subsequently of bronze) of half the value of a penny; a sum equivalent to two farthings. halfpenny farthing = three… ob.1389 A halfpenny (as a sum or a coin). galley-halfpenny1409 A silver coin, said to have been introduced into England by the sailors of the Genoese and other galleys that traded to London. Its use was… obolusc1450 A halfpenny. Cf. obole, n. 1. Obsolete. make?1536 A halfpenny. mail1570 A small coin, normally a half denomination; (spec. in 14th-cent. England) a silver halfpenny. Also figurative. meg?1738 British. A halfpenny; = mag, n.2, make, n.3 Also (U.S.): a one-cent coin; a nickel. mag?1775 A (copper) halfpenny. tumbling tom1826 in Coal-mining: see quot. 1883; also Scottish (tumbling Tam), a thick heavy halfpenny of George III's reign. magpie1838 slang. A halfpenny. Cf. mag, n.2 Obsolete. Subcategories:— decimal halfpenny (1) |
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