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half-inch
[ haf-inch, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈɪntʃ, ˈhɑf- /
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noun
a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
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Origin of half-inch
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby half-inch
half-hour, halfhourly, half-human, half-hunter, halfies, half-inch, half-integral, half-jack, half-joking, half landing, half-lap joint
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British Dictionary definitions for half-inch
half-inch
noun
a measure of length approximately equivalent to 13 millimetres
verb
slang, old-fashioned to steal
Word Origin for half-inch
sense 2: from rhyming slang for pinch to steal
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