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GALLEY-HALFPENNY

\ɡˈalɪhˈɑːfpənˌi], \ɡˈalɪhˈɑːfpənˌi], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ_h_ˈɑː_f_p_ə_n_ˌi]\

Definitions of GALLEY-HALFPENNY

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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A base coin in circulation in the time of Henry IV., so called from being brought to England surreptitiously in the galleys which carried merchandise from Genoa.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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