Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
alfa .
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Examples
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This "halfa" or "esparto" grass is collected by the Arabs on the mountain side, and brought down and sold to merchants to go and make paper in England.
Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell 1899
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“Fifty-two keys of coke there and maybe a halfa million in cash,” said Ozzi.
Respect The Jux Frank C. Matthews 2010
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Den dey halfa goe lib en teh baysemint en teh darq!
Basement cat has - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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She hoovers up halfa line, pauses, then starts back up.
Daddy Long Stroke Cairo 2010
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Voice of America says that over a million Black soldiers served in WWII about halfa millionwerein Europe.
MEDAL OF HONOR: THE ALL-WHITE WAR » Sociological Images 2008
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The mea halfa culpa cited by T at 86 concludes with “Expect a more comprehensive accounting of this matter on Monday, June 19.”
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They were space traders and smugglers, they had refused an offer to join the Federation halfa century earlier, and their record on humanoid rights was abysmal.
The Fearful Summons Flinn, Denny Martin 1995
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Give a gift to Gomez and Wicker-let them take the glory and hope for halfa gold star.
Devil's Waltz Kellerman, Jonathan 1992
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Caverns big enough to shelter halfa city are often connected by crawl spaces too low for an infant to pass.
Flinx In Flux Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1988
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She's we good at dressmaking, taffeta; and she said even if the stuff was ruined where the cocktail stained it, she could take out a seam - halfa breadth say - because it was one of those full skirts. '
A Mirror Cracked From Side To Side Christie, Agatha 1962
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