Noah Webster
Half-penny
H'ALF-PENNY, noun hap'penny or ha'penny. A copper coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny. It is used in the plural.
He cheats for half-pence.
[This coin is not current in America.]
H'ALF-PENNY, adjective Of the price or value of half a penny; as a half-penny loaf.