half-crown in English dictionary

  • half-crown

    Meanings and definitions of "half-crown"

    • A pre-decimal coin used in Britain and Ireland, now obsolete, equivalent to two shillings and six pence
    • noun
      (historical)
      A pre-decimal coin used in Britain and Ireland, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence

    Grammar and declension of half-crown

    • half-crown ( plural  half-crowns)
    • half-crown (plural half-crowns)

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