half eagle


noun
  1. a gold coin of the U.S., discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars.

Origin of half eagle

1
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Words Nearby half eagle

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How to use half eagle in a sentence

  • The former was a creature half eagle, half lion, popularly supposed to be the progeny of the union of these two latter.

    Bygone Beliefs | H. Stanley Redgrove
  • In front of him on the desk lay a duly prepared marriage licence, and upon it a bright gold half eagle.

    Where the Trail Divides | Will Lillibridge
  • Once upon a time the ambrosia was robbed from the gods by Garuda, half giant and half eagle, the enemy of serpents.

    Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander Mackenzie
  • The Basset boy threw down his last half-eagle and carelessly called for the one with a blue border.

    In Exile and Other Stories | Mary Hallock Foote
  • Etana secures the assistance or a giant eagle who is an enemy of serpents like the Indian Garuda, half giant, half eagle.

    Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for half eagle

half eagle

noun
  1. a former US gold coin worth five dollars

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