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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Half-penynoun
plural half-pence. A copper coin, of which two make a peny.
Etymology: half and peny.
There shall be in England seven half-peny loaves sold for a peny. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. ii.
Bardolph stole a lute-case, bore it twelve leagues, and sold it for three half-pence. William Shakespeare, Henry V.
I thank you; and sure, dear friend, my thanks are too dear of a half-peny. William Shakespeare.
He cheats for half-pence, and he doffs his coat
To save a farthing in a ferryboat. John Dryden, Pers.Never admit this pernicious coin, no not so much as one single half-peny. Jonathan Swift.
You will wonder how Wood could get his majesty’s broad seal for so great a sum of bad money, and that the nobility here could not obtain the same favour, and make our own half-pence as we used to do. Jonathan Swift.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of half peny in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of half peny in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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