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

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

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

He's big enough for us to go halvers and both have plenty.

From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don

All dis time I works on a farm for de day wages, den I rents 'nother farm on de halvers on de black land and stays dere sev'ral year.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

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