...He learnt that for a halfpenny he could get twobiscuits, and for a penny, three; and, having become able to distinguishbetween the two coins, it was found impossible to cheat him...
Various 「Dog Stories from the "Spectator"」
...Jorrocks, as the halfpenny fell head downwards...
Robert Smith Surtees 「Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities」
...M'Intyre secured him, for he growled and struggled; and,continuing the search, the woman found seven pence halfpenny under apiece of cloth...
R. Lee 「Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals」
...Sevenpence halfpenny per week is a big sum—isn'tit?—big enough for a Jesuit priest, but calculated to disturbthe Christian balance of any other class of clergymen...
Atticus 「Our Churches and Chapels」
...The beef was small and lean, and sold at about two-pence halfpenny per pound: mutton was in proportion still smaller, and poultry dear, but not ill-tasted...
David Collins 「An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1」
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