half-stuff

[ haf-stuhf, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌstʌf, ˈhɑf- /

noun

(in a manufacturing process) any material half formed, especially partly prepared pulp for making paper.
Also half-stock [haf-stok, hahf-] /ˈhæfˌstɒk, ˈhɑf-/.

Origin of half-stuff

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby half-stuff

half-smile, half-sole, half-staff, half-starved, half-step, half-stuff, half-tide, half-timbered, half-time, half-title, half-track

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