HALF POUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half pound mean? 

• HALF POUND (noun)
  The noun HALF POUND has 1 sense:

1. 8 ounces avoirdupois

  Familiarity information: HALF POUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF POUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

8 ounces avoirdupois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("half pound" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Holonyms ("half pound" is a part of...):

lb; pound (16 ounces avoirdupois)