| 单词 | halfpenny |
| 释义 | halfpenny /hay"peuh nee, hayp"nee/, n. , pl. halfpennies for 1; halfpence /hay"peuhns/ for 2; adj. n. 1. a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984. 2. the sum of half a penny. adj. 3. of the price or value of a halfpenny. 4. of little value; worthless: a halfpenny matter. 5. Brit. Informal. (of newspapers) sensational, esp. morbidly or offensively so. [1225-75; ME halfpeny, halpeny. See HALF, PENNY] |
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