The Collaborative International Dictionary
halfpenny \half"pen*ny\, half-penny \half"-pen*ny\(h[=a]"p[e^]n*n[y^] or h[aum]f"-; 277), n.;pl. Half-pence (-pens) or Half-pennies(-p[e^]n*n[i^]z). An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer minted; also, the value of half a penny.
Syn: ha'penny.
Wiktionary
n. (obsolete form of halfpence lang=en nodot=yes)(non-gloss definition ; obsolete English) (plural of halfpenny lang=en nocap=yes).
Usage examples of "half-pence".
Codlin having the responsibility of deciding on its length and of protracting or expediting the time for the hero’s final triumph over the enemy of mankind, according as he judged that the after-crop of half-pence would be plentiful or scant.
Yes, sir,” and went off and fetched it, and put it on the table in a small decanter-stand, like those which blind-men’s dogs carry about the streets in their mouths, to catch the half-pence in.