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three-halfpence

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Definition of three-halfpence

plural three-halfpence or three-halfpences
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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Origin and Etymology of three-halfpence

Middle English threhalpenys, from three, thre three + halpenys, halfpenys, plural of halpeny, halfpeny, halfpenny

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