halvers

[hav-erz, hah-verz]

plural noun Midland and Southern U.S.

halves: Let's go halvers on anything we find.

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Origin of halvers

1500–10; half + -er¹ + -s³, with voicing of f by analogy with plural halves

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Related Words for halvers

division, stake, proportion, part, interest, dividend, percentage, contribution, claim, serving, divide, taste, chunk, dose, measure, quantum, slice, end, apportionment, bite

Examples from the Web for halvers

Historical Examples of halvers

The man who owned the land, I worked on halvers, sold it on the Liverpool market.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2
Work Projects Administration
He was a cheerful, stirin' cretur, always doin' somethin', and no man can say he ever see him do anything by halvers.
Sketches New and Old, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
She moved off to a little house on ol' miss's plantation and make a crop on halvers.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States
Work Projects Administration