five-eighth

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noun

Australian (in rugby) a player positioned between the scrum-half and the inside -centre

NZ (in rugby) either of two players positioned between the halfback and the centre

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Words nearby five-eighth

five, five-and-ten, five-a-side, five-by-five, Five Civilized Nations, five-eighth, Five-Elements School, five-faced bishop, five-finger, fivefold, five-gaited

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How to use five-eighth in a sentence

Measure three and five-eighth inches from the point on each folded edge and once between these edges.
Handicraft for Girls|Idabelle McGlauflin
The longest sword I have ever performed with is twenty-seven and five-eighth inches.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various
Near each end, say five inches, a couple of transverse holes generally five-eighth of an inch in diameter are bored.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890|Various