What is the meaning of Halfpenny?

1. Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.
   2. A discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).

      Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpennies.

      2. A discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).

         A discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).

         A similar coin formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.

         Senses chiefly with the plural form halfpence.

         1. An amount of money that the English (later British) coin was worth.
         2. An amount of money that the Irish or Scottish coin was worth.

         An amount of money that the English (later British) coin was worth.

         An amount of money that the Irish or Scottish coin was worth.

         1. A postage stamp worth half of one penny.
         2. A usually semicircular earmark made in the ear of a livestock animal.
         3. A small piece; a fragment.

         A postage stamp worth half of one penny.

         A usually semicircular earmark made in the ear of a livestock animal.

         A small piece; a fragment.

         Source: wiktionary.org