First recorded in 1545–55
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Friday: Early hockey on a half-holiday Friday afternoon?
From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2016
Each spring Peters declares a half-holiday in honor of old grads who have made Phi Beta Kappa and other scholastic honors at college.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wednesday, the first day of Lent, is a half-holiday conceded to the slack-jawed weariness of the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
He decreed a half-holiday for all government workers, and of course a parade.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Then, as in general you stick to your work as well as most men,” said Joe, “let it be a half-holiday for all.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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