half portionn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːf ˈpɔːʃn/,

/ˈhɑːf ˌpɔːʃn/, U.S.

/ˈhæf ˌpɔrʃən/,

/ˌhæf ˈpɔrʃən/

Forms: see half adj. and portion n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., portion n.

Etymology: < half adj. + portion n.

1. A half part or share of something; an allocation of such a share; spec. a portion of food of half the full or normal size.

ΘΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > division into two equal parts > a half

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halfendealc1000

half-part1398

half-deal1399

mediety?1440

moiety1444

demi1501

demi-parcela1592

single1592

second1594

tally1647

'arf1854

half-value1903

the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > portion of food

portiona1398

refection?a1439

soleinc1440

ciza1665

disper1840

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Josh. xiii. D And halfe Gilead, Astaroth, Edrei, the cities of the kyngdome of Og at Basan, vnto the children of Machir the sonne of Manasse. This is the halfe porcion of the children of Machir after their kynreds.

1692 J. Quick Synod of Alez xiii. 43 in Synodicon II. It shall have also an half portion free out of the Common Stock of all the Churches until the sitting of the next National Synod.

1740 S. Shuckford Sacred & Profane Hist. World Connected (ed. 2) III. xii. 412 In the Lots they were represented but as a Tribe; and hereby they received not a Portion and an half Portion, which they might think they had a just claim to, but one single Portion only.

1820 N. Amer. Rev. July 4 The provisions stipulated are dealt out on the principle of full portions to those who pay full fare, half portions to the half fares, and children nothing.

1858 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 11 269 (table) Half portion of butter and bread.

1907 F. H. Burnett Shuttle xxxviii. 379 Adroit manipulation of ‘portions’ and ‘half portions’..enabled them to add variety to their bill of fare.

1968 Times 11 Oct. 27/6 The half-portion of the expected trade investment income for the year.

2017 M. Oz et al. Food can fix It (2018) 274/1 A half portion of chicken Caesar salad will fill you up with greens, chicken, and cheese.

2. Originally U.S. A small or insignificant person. Now rare.

ΘΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person

dwarfeOE

congeonc1230

go-by-ground?a1300

smalla1300

shrimpc1386

griga1400

gruba1400

murche1440

nirvil1440

mitinga1450

witherling1528

wretchocka1529

elf1530

hop-o'-my-thumb1530

pygmy1533

little person1538

manikin1540

mankin1552

dandiprat1556

yrle1568

grundy1570

Jack Sprat1570

squall1570

manling1573

Tom Thumb1579

pinka1585

squib1586

screaling1594

giant-dwarf1598

twattle1598

agate1600

minimus1600

cock sparrow1602

dapperling1611

modicum1611

scrub1611

sesquipedalian1615

dwarflinga1618

wretchcock1641

homuncio1643

whip-handle1653

homuncule1656

whippersnapper1674

chitterling1675

sprite1684

carliea1689

urling1691

wirling1691

dwarf man1699

poppet1699

durgan1706

short-arse1706

tomtit1706

Lilliputian1726

wallydraigle1736

midge1757

minikin1761

squeeze-crab1785

minimum1796

niff-naff1808

titman1818

teetotum1822

squita1825

cradden1825

nyaff1825

weed1825

pinkeen1850

fingerling1864

Lilliput1867

thumbling1867

midget1869

inch1884

shorty1888

titch1888

skimpling1890

stub1890

scrap1898

pygmoid1922

lofty1933

peewee1935

smidgen1952

pint-size1954

pint-sized1973

munchkin1974

1911 D. Runyon in Munsey's Mag. July 586/2 Tell the little half-portion we know he's under that big hat.

1914 H. L. Newton Give Women Chance 3 I'd like to see some half portion of a man with a six and seven-eighths batting average attempt to gag me.

1967 P. G. Wodehouse Company for Henry vii. 130 Even when calling her a squirt and a half-portion he had thought of her as a comely squirt and a half-portion with plenty of sex appeal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half portion
释义	half portionn. Brit. /ˌhɑːf ˈpɔːʃn/, /ˈhɑːf ˌpɔːʃn/, U.S. /ˈhæf ˌpɔrʃən/, /ˌhæf ˈpɔrʃən/ Forms: see half adj. and portion n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., portion n. Etymology: < half adj. + portion n. 1. A half part or share of something; an allocation of such a share; spec. a portion of food of half the full or normal size. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > division into two equal parts > a half halfc950 halfendealc1000 half-part1398 half-deal1399 mediety?1440 moiety1444 demi1501 demi-parcela1592 single1592 second1594 tally1647 'arf1854 half-value1903 the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > portion of food portiona1398 refection?a1439 soleinc1440 ciza1665 disper1840 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Josh. xiii. D And halfe Gilead, Astaroth, Edrei, the cities of the kyngdome of Og at Basan, vnto the children of Machir the sonne of Manasse. This is the halfe porcion of the children of Machir after their kynreds. 1692 J. Quick Synod of Alez xiii. 43 in Synodicon II. It shall have also an half portion free out of the Common Stock of all the Churches until the sitting of the next National Synod. 1740 S. Shuckford Sacred & Profane Hist. World Connected (ed. 2) III. xii. 412 In the Lots they were represented but as a Tribe; and hereby they received not a Portion and an half Portion, which they might think they had a just claim to, but one single Portion only. 1820 N. Amer. Rev. July 4 The provisions stipulated are dealt out on the principle of full portions to those who pay full fare, half portions to the half fares, and children nothing. 1858 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 11 269 (table) Half portion of butter and bread. 1907 F. H. Burnett Shuttle xxxviii. 379 Adroit manipulation of ‘portions’ and ‘half portions’..enabled them to add variety to their bill of fare. 1968 Times 11 Oct. 27/6 The half-portion of the expected trade investment income for the year. 2017 M. Oz et al. Food can fix It (2018) 274/1 A half portion of chicken Caesar salad will fill you up with greens, chicken, and cheese. 2. Originally U.S. A small or insignificant person. Now rare. ΘΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [noun] > person dwarfeOE congeonc1230 go-by-ground?a1300 smalla1300 shrimpc1386 griga1400 gruba1400 murche1440 nirvil1440 mitinga1450 witherling1528 wretchocka1529 elf1530 hop-o'-my-thumb1530 pygmy1533 little person1538 manikin1540 mankin1552 dandiprat1556 yrle1568 grundy1570 Jack Sprat1570 squall1570 manling1573 Tom Thumb1579 pinka1585 squib1586 screaling1594 giant-dwarf1598 twattle1598 agate1600 minimus1600 cock sparrow1602 dapperling1611 modicum1611 scrub1611 sesquipedalian1615 dwarflinga1618 wretchcock1641 homuncio1643 whip-handle1653 homuncule1656 whippersnapper1674 chitterling1675 sprite1684 carliea1689 urling1691 wirling1691 dwarf man1699 poppet1699 durgan1706 short-arse1706 tomtit1706 Lilliputian1726 wallydraigle1736 midge1757 minikin1761 squeeze-crab1785 minimum1796 niff-naff1808 titman1818 teetotum1822 squita1825 cradden1825 nyaff1825 weed1825 pinkeen1850 fingerling1864 Lilliput1867 thumbling1867 midget1869 inch1884 shorty1888 titch1888 skimpling1890 stub1890 scrap1898 pygmoid1922 lofty1933 peewee1935 smidgen1952 pint-size1954 pint-sized1973 munchkin1974 1911 D. Runyon in Munsey's Mag. July 586/2 Tell the little half-portion we know he's under that big hat. 1914 H. L. Newton Give Women Chance 3 I'd like to see some half portion of a man with a six and seven-eighths batting average attempt to gag me. 1967 P. G. Wodehouse Company for Henry vii. 130 Even when calling her a squirt and a half-portion he had thought of her as a comely squirt and a half-portion with plenty of sex appeal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1535
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