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half-seas over
[ haf-seez, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌsiz, ˈhɑf- /
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Origin of half-seas over
First recorded in 1545–55
Words nearby half-seas over
half-rod, half-round, half-round chisel, half-round file, half-ruined, half-seas over, half-second, half-section, half-serious, half-share, half shell
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British Dictionary definitions for half-seas over
half seas over
adjective
British informal drunk
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