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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) half-and-half
a mixture of two things, esp. in equal or nearly equal proportions.

2. half-and-half
milk and light cream combined in equal parts, esp. for table use.

3. half-and-half
Chiefly Brit. a mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale.

4. (adj.) half-and-half
half one thing and half another.

5. (adv.) half-and-half
in two equal or nearly equal parts.

Etymology: (1705–15)

Definition of 'half-and-half'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) half-and-half
half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat

2. (adverb) half-and-half
in equal parts
"a half-and-half mixture"

3. (adverb) half-and-half
in equal parts
"it was divided half-and-half"

Definition of 'half-and-half'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) half-and-half
a mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts

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