three-halfpence
nounDefinition of three-halfpence
1 : the sum of three halfpence : a penny and a half
2 : a small English silver coin of Queen Elizabeth I (16th century) worth 1¹/₂ pennies also : a silver coin struck in the 19th century under William IV and Queen Victoria for the colonies
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