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11Half Pint Jaxon — Frankie „Half Pint“ Jaxon (* 2. März 1895; † 1944 in Los Angeles) war ein US amerikanischer Jazz Sänger des New Orleans Jazz und Komödiant. Half Pint Jaxon war ein Vaudevillesänger und Komödiant; er begann seine Karriere im Showbusiness um 1910… …
12half-pint — noun a) A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint. b) Half a pint of beer …
13half-pint — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. half a pint 2. a short, small, or inconsequential person II. adjective Date: 1931 of less than average size ; diminutive …
14half pint — /haf puynt , hahf / for 1; /haf puynt , hahf / for 2, 3 1. half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter). 2. Informal. a very short person. 3. Slang. a person of little importance or influence. [1605 15] * * * …
15half pint — [[t]ˈhæf ˈpaɪnt, ˈhɑf[/t]] for 1; [[t]ˈhæf ˌpaɪnt, ˈhɑf[/t]] for 2 n. 1) wam half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter) 2) inf Slang. a very short person • Etymology: 1605–15 …
16half pint — Synonyms and related words: cramped, dinky, exiguous, knee high, limited, little, one horse, petite, piddling, pindling, pint sized, poky, puny, short, slight, small, smallish, two by four …
17half-pint — n. very short, usually slender peson (typically male) …
18half-pint — Used in Britain and the USA as a slang term for a short person. It was regularly used, for example, by Frank Burns to Radar in the television series M.A.S.H. See also Tich …
19half — 1. Half functions as a noun or pronoun (the first half of the year / I ve still got half), an adjective (a half share) or predeterminer (i.e. placed before another determiner such as the, half the audience), and an adverb (He ll come half way / I …
20Half and half — refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal parts mixture of two substances, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks. Dairy product In the United States, half and half is a very light cream typically used… …
