half-long
[haf-lawng, -long, hahf-]
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The short or half-long varieties are demanded by this trade.
It gives the half-long fruit canes, which these varieties need to produce good crops.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
The stump-rooted, or half-long varieties, are sown for the general garden crop.
The Practical Garden-BookC. E. Hunn
A half-long vowel is now generally heard in room; some speakers make it quite short.
The Sounds of Spoken EnglishWalter Rippmann
Farm gardeners will do best with half-long and long kinds, unless a special demand calls for the smaller carrots.