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shelter half

noun

Etymology

From shelter + half; compare shelter tent. From mid 19th century.

  1. inherited from *halbaz✻
  2. inherited from *halb✻
  3. inherited from healf — “half”
  4. inherited from half
  5. compounded as shelter half — “shelter + half”

Definitions

  1. A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent

    A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA