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half-dozen

half-dozen is the alternative spelling of half dozen.

Meaning of half dozen

Noun

half dozen (plural half dozens)

  1. A set of six.
    • The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    half a dozen

Forms of half-dozen

pluralhalf-dozens

Origin of half-dozen

From half- + dozen.

Questions about half-dozen

What is half-dozen the alternative spelling of?
Half-dozen is the alternative spelling of half dozen.

Words near half-dozen in the dictionary

  1. half-dollar
  2. half-dollars
  3. half-done
  4. half-door
  5. half-doors
  6. half-dozen
  7. half-dozens
  8. half-duplex
  9. half-eagle
  10. half-eagles
  11. half-eaten

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