half-cup
Americannoun
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I used blood orange and lemon, scraping their zest and squeezing their juice into the batter, which is enriched with more than a half-cup of olive oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Children were offered a half-cup of lemonade and a small ration of jelly beans on their trip to the imaginary sweet factory.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
This is equivalent to two to three servings per day, where one serving equates to a cup of soy milk, three ounces of tofu or a half-cup of cooked soybeans.
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024
Combine a half-cup of honey and a half-cup of water.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024
Put these into a baking-pan, with a little cold water and a half-cup of molasses, if four to six apples are used.
From Things Mother Used to Make by Gurney, Lydia Maria
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