halvers

American  

[hav-erz, hah-verz] / ˈhæv ərz, ˈhɑ vərz /

plural noun

Midland and Southern U.S.

1. halves.

   Let's go halvers on anything we find.

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Etymology

Origin of halvers

1500–10; half + -er ¹ + -s ³, with voicing of f by analogy with plural halves

Example Sentences

Tell you 'nuther thing she 'll do, Mebbe you won't think it 's true, But if she 's jest got a dime She 'll go halvers ever' time.

From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Howells, William Dean

She moved off to a little house on ol' miss's plantation and make a crop on halvers.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration

"I'd love to go halvers with you," proposed Douglas.

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene

I was thinking, as you're a learner, it will be a long time before you can make much, and you'd be glad to go halvers with somebody.

From The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself by Richardson, Dorothy

"I'll take halvers, if you please, Captain Wetherbee."

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John