half-inch
[haf-inch, hahf-]
- a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
Origin of half-inch
First recorded in 1810–20
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Contemporary Examples
The bread bakes up only about a half-inch thick,” explain the Lee brothers, “which means the crust-to-crumb ratio is quite high.
Historical Examples
Miss Ingleside had a half-inch strip of muslin over her shoulder.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
A bit horrified, I perceived that the pellet was embedded about a half-inch in.
Highways in HidingGeorge Oliver Smith
Also, a backboard of half-inch board, to correspond (Fig. 14).
For ordinary purposes the half-inch size of hose is the best.
Making a LawnLuke Joseph Doogue
It was said afterward that a half-inch decided that touchdown.
Left Guard GilbertRalph Henry Barbour
half-inch
- a measure of length approximately equivalent to 13 millimetres
- slang, old-fashioned to steal
Word Origin
sense 2: from rhyming slang for pinch to steal
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