half-pound
[haf-pound, hahf-]
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noun
a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
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Origin of half-pound
First recorded in 1545–55
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for half-pound
Contemporary Examples of half-pound
We are interrupted by the arrival of her burger, a gigantic, half-pound slab of beef sandwiched between two shiny brioche buns.
Historical Examples of half-pound
It had a one-inch bore, which carried about a half-pound ball.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
"I only got a half-pound of steak," he said, coming in one afternoon with his papers.
Sister CarrieTheodore Dreiser
One half-pound of cutbear will dye one pound of woollen cloth.
I was curious to examine the effect of the half-pound shell.
In the Heart of AfricaSamuel White Baker
That little line is the half-pound, and the fish pulls the spring to that line.
A Danish ParsonageJohn Fulford Vicary