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half and half

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half-and-half

[haf-uhn-haf, hahf-uhn-hahf]
–noun
1. a mixture of two things, esp. in equal or nearly equal proportions.
2. milk and light cream combined in equal parts, esp. for table use.
3. Chiefly British. a mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale.
–adjective
4. half one thing and half another.
–adverb
5. in two equal parts.

Origin:
1705–15
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