half-inch
[ haf-inch, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈɪntʃ, ˈhɑf- /
noun
a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
Origin of half-inch
First recorded in 1810–20
Words nearby half-inch
half-holiday,
half-hoping,
half-hour,
half-human,
half-hunter,
half-inch,
half-integral,
half-jack,
half-joking,
half-lap joint,
half-leather
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British Dictionary definitions for half-inch
half-inch
noun
a measure of length approximately equivalent to 13 millimetres
verb
slang, old-fashioned
to steal
Word Origin for half-inch
sense 2: from rhyming slang for
pinch to steal