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单词 half eagle
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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-dozen, half-dressed, half-drowned, half-drunk, half-duplex, half eagle, half-eaten, half-educated, half-empty, half-English, half-filled
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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 Sheldon
  • The Griffin was half-lion and half-eagle, and apparently had no human characteristics.

    Human Animals|Frank Hamel
  • Many 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
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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