halfpenny Sentence Examples
- In the days of old, a halfpenny could buy a modest loaf of bread.
- The newsboy offered to sell Tom a halfpenny newspaper.
- The children saved their halfpennies to buy candy.
- Farmers often paid their laborers halfpennies as compensation.
- The old woman dropped a halfpenny in the church collection plate.
- The thief searched the house for valuables and found only a box of halfpennies.
- The halfpenny coin was made of copper and weighed approximately two grams.
- The halfpenny was the smallest denomination of British currency in the 19th century.
- Some businesses offered halfpenny discounts on their goods.
- The government minted halfpennies from 1672 until 1960.
halfpenny Meaning
Wordnet
halfpenny (n)
an English coin worth half a penny
Synonyms & Antonyms of halfpenny
FAQs About the word halfpenny
an English coin worth half a penny
smidgeon, driblet, fleck, patch, dribble, mote, shred, crumb, lick, morsel
quantity, slab, chunk, bushel, lump, gob, chunk,slab, gob, volume
In the days of old, a halfpenny could buy a modest loaf of bread.
The newsboy offered to sell Tom a halfpenny newspaper.
The children saved their halfpennies to buy candy.
Farmers often paid their laborers halfpennies as compensation.
