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half-and-half
[haf-uhn-haf, hahf-uhn-hahf]
noun
a mixture of two things, especially in equal or nearly equal proportions.
milk and light cream combined in equal parts, especially for table use.
Chiefly British.a mixture of two malt liquors, especially porter and ale.
adjective
half one thing and half another.
adverb
in two equal parts.
half-and-half
noun
a mixture of half one thing and half another thing
a drink consisting of equal parts of beer and stout, or equal parts of bitter and mild
adjective
of half one thing and half another thing
adverb
in two equal parts
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of half-and-half1
Example Sentences
I like adding a splash of dairy — cream, half-and-half or even buttermilk — to soften the cream cheese and create a silkier texture.
You can always throw in a touch of cream or half-and-half or — of course — a few pats of butter.
By the way, with all the bad ingredients in all this s— now, half-and-half is actually one of the cleanest things you can eat.
My family’s adaptation is not made with milk or half-and-half as most current recipes of today are, but it does have a tad bit cream as a finishing option.
Whole milk costs 3 to 5 cents per fluid ounce, while half-and-half costs between 9 and 19 cents and heavy cream 17 to 32 cents an ounce, according to the lawsuit.
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