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half-eagle

half-eagle is the alternative form of half eagle.

Meaning of half eagle

Noun

half eagle (plural half eagles)

  1. (US, historical) A gold coin with a face value of five dollars, formerly used in the United States, one-half the value of the US eagle coin.

Forms of half-eagle

pluralhalf-eagles

Questions about half-eagle

What is half-eagle the alternative form of?
Half-eagle is the alternative form of half eagle.

Words near half-eagle in the dictionary

  1. half-door
  2. half-doors
  3. half-dozen
  4. half-dozens
  5. half-duplex
  6. half-eagle
  7. half-eagles
  8. half-eaten
  9. half-edge
  10. half-edges
  11. half-elf

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