half eagle
a gold coin of the U.S., discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars.
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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 RedgroveIn 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 LillibridgeOnce 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 MackenzieThe 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 FooteEtana 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
a former US gold coin worth five dollars
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