half dollar

noun

a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents.

a silver or nickel coin of Canada, equal to 50 cents.

Origin of half dollar

First recorded in 1755–65

Words nearby half dollar

half-dead, half deck, half-deserted, half-digested, half dime, half dollar, half-done, half-dozen, half-dressed, half-drowned, half-drunk

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Example sentences from the Web for half dollar

But Charlie never got that half-dollar, and I do not think such a chatterbox deserved it.
Golden Moments|Anonymous
I took a half-dollar from my pocket and gave it to the oldest.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve
Why, don't you see, Phil reckons that this half-dollar may have been coined right here in this birch bark cabin!
Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys|Silas K. Boone
But Helen Messiter whirled her pony as on a half-dollar, and charged down on the stable.
Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West|William MacLeod Raine

He and Bobby risked a half-dollar of the capital in cards embossed with holly wreaths.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for half dollar

half-dollar

noun

(in the US) a 50-cent piece

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单词	half dollar
释义	half dollar noun a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents. a silver or nickel coin of Canada, equal to 50 cents. Origin of half dollar First recorded in 1755–65 Words nearby half dollar half-dead, half deck, half-deserted, half-digested, half dime, half dollar, half-done, half-dozen, half-dressed, half-drowned, half-drunk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for half dollar But Charlie never got that half-dollar, and I do not think such a chatterbox deserved it. Golden Moments\|Anonymous I took a half-dollar from my pocket and gave it to the oldest. The Silent Bullet\|Arthur B. Reeve Why, don't you see, Phil reckons that this half-dollar may have been coined right here in this birch bark cabin! Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys\|Silas K. Boone But Helen Messiter whirled her pony as on a half-dollar, and charged down on the stable. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West\|William MacLeod Raine He and Bobby risked a half-dollar of the capital in cards embossed with holly wreaths. The Adventures of Bobby Orde\|Stewart Edward White British Dictionary definitions for half dollar half-dollar noun (in the US) a 50-cent piece Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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