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101half-rod — /haf rod , hahf /, n. 1. a unit of length equal to 23/4 yards or 81/4 feet (2.515 meters). 2. an area equal to 151/8 square yards (12.65 square meters). * * * …
102half-round — /haf rownd , hahf /, adj. 1. semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type. n. 2. anything that is semicircular in cross section. 3. Print. a curved stereotype plate. [1655 65] * * * …
103half-seas over — /haf seez , hahf /, Slang. drunk; intoxicated; inebriated. [1545 55] * * * …
104half-share — /haf shair , hahf /, n. 1. a share, as in profits, equal to one half. 2. a claim to half the income from a share of stock. * * * …
105halfsies — /haf seez, hahf , hav zeez, hahv /, n.pl. Informal. halves. [HALF + SY + S3] * * * …
106half-slip — /haf slip , hahf /, n. a woman s skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband. [1950 55] * * * …
107half-sole — /haf sohl , hahf /, v.t., half soled, half soling. to repair or renew (a shoe) by putting on a new half sole. [1785 95] * * * …
108half-staff — /haf staf , hahf stahf /, n., v.t. half mast. [1595 1605] * * * …
109half-timbered — /haf tim beuhrd, hahf /, adj. (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like. Also, half timber. [1840 50] * * * …
110halftime — /haf tuym , hahf /, n. 1. the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination. 2. Sports. the intermission or rest period between the two halves of a football,… …
