D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

halfpenny

/(hā"pĕn*ny̆ [or] häf"-; 277)/ · half·pen·ny · IPA /ˈheɪp(ə)ni/
01 n. An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer minted; also, the value of half a penny.
pl. Half-pence, Half-pennies ((-pens))
  1. 1.
    An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer minted; also, the value of half a penny.
Syn. ha'penny.