half-pound

American  

[haf-pound, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈpaʊnd, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of half-pound

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

He makes half-pound patties and seasons them well; into each he presses a divot about a ½ inch deep.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dangling at the ends of the lines were a handful of Dotonbori’s best-kept serpentine secret: yellow-flank eels, about two feet long and a half-pound heavy.

From National Geographic

“We aim for half-pound bulbs.”

From Seattle Times

By the early 19th century in Vienna, a cup of coffee cost roughly the same as a half-pound cut of beef.

From National Geographic

There’s a blindfolded tasting, a test to cut four half-pound pieces of cheese without pre-weighing, an oral test and a multiple choice quiz — in addition to the gantlet Rollins and Johnson re-created in Burien, which is weighted more heavily in scoring than the other tests.

From Seattle Times