- half·pen·ny
- /ˈheıpni/ noun, pl -nies /ˈheıpniz/ [count]Brit : a former British coin worth one half of a penny
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half|pen|ny — «HAY puh nee, HAYP nee», noun, plural half|pen|nies, half|pence, adjective. –n. 1. a British coin worth half a penny. 2. the value of this coin. –adj. 1. worth a halfpenny. 2 … Useful english dictionary
half|pen|ny|worth — «HAY puh NEEWURTH, HAYP nee », adjective. as much as a halfpenny will buy; a very small quantity … Useful english dictionary
shove-half|pen|ny — or shove ha pen|ny «SHUHV HAY puh nee, HAYP nee», noun. British. 1. shuffleboard. 2. a gambling game similar to shuffleboard … Useful english dictionary
half — be·half; half; half·lings; half·ly; half·mens; half·ness; half·pace; half·pen·ny; half·pen·ny·worth; half·ling; half·heart·ed·ly; half·heart·ed·ness; … English syllables
Half-pence — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Half-pennies — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-penny — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pen-and-ink — n, vb British (to) stink. An early 20th century cock ney rhyming slang term which has sur vived to the present. It can be used as a noun phrase, as in there s a real pen and ink in here! or as a verb, normally in a form such as it don t half pen… … Contemporary slang
PEN/Open Book — (formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award)[1] is a program intended to foster racial and ethnic diversity within the literary and publishing communities, and works to establish access for diverse literary groups to the publishing industry.… … Wikipedia
Pen Lucy, Baltimore — Pen Lucy is a small community in northeast Baltimore, Maryland and part of the development of York Road, a historic Baltimore route to Pennsylvania. The Pen Lucy neighborhood is predominately African American and features many different housing… … Wikipedia
