half-inch

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half-inch

verb half-inches · half-inching · half-inched

Cockney, slang, transitive To pinch, to steal. No cox'n will ever be hanged; he will always have "half-inched" the rope from the hangman first.

noun half-inches

alternative Alternative form of half inch

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@misc{half_inch_2026,
  title = {half-inch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half-inch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}