half eagle
noun
a gold coin of the U.S., discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars.
Origin of half eagle
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Words nearby half eagle
half cock,
half crown,
half deck,
half dime,
half dollar,
half eagle,
half frame,
half gainer,
half hitch,
half holiday,
half hose
Example sentences from the Web for half eagle
Royal Bryant smiled as he drew forth the half-eagle which he had received from Mr. Knowles, and laid it in her palm.
The Masked Bridal |Mrs. Georgie SheldonThe Griffin was half-lion and half-eagle, and apparently had no human characteristics.
Human Animals |Frank HamelMany were his words of grateful acknowledgment, and warmly shaking the boy's hand, he pushed into it a half-eagle.
The Rector of St. Mark's |Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for half eagle
half eagle
noun
a former US gold coin worth five dollars