Four-half

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A drink of half ale, half porter, originally costing fourpence a quart. historical, slang, uncountable

    "At nine o'clock that night Darkey was still consuming four-half, and relating certain adventures by sea which, he averred, had happened to himself."

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"At nine o'clock that night Darkey was still consuming four-half, and relating certain adventures by sea which, he averred, had happened to himself."

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