Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HALF'-PEN-NY
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HALF'-PEN-NY, n. [hap'penny or ha'penny.]
A copper coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny. It is used in the plural. He cheats for half-pence. Dryden. [This coin is not current in America.]
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