HALF

A moiety; one of two equal parts of anything susceptible of division. Prenti v. Brewer, 17 Wis.' 644, 86 Am. Dec. 730; Hartford Iron Min. Co. v. Cambridge Min. Co., 80 Mich. 491, 45 N. W. 351; Cogan v. Cook, 22 Minn. 142; Dart v. Barbour, 32 Mich. 272. Used in law in various compound terms, ill substantiaUy tbe same sense, as follows: -Half blood. See BLoon.-Half-brother. half-sister. Persons who have the same father, but different mothers; or the same mother, but different fathers. Wood v. Mitcham, 92 N. Y. 379; In re Wei ' Estate, 1 Montg. Co. Law Rep'r (Pa.) 210.-Half-oent. A copper coin of the Uruted States, of the value of five mills and of the weight of ninety-four ~s. The coinage, of these was discontinued m 1857.-Half defense. See DEFENSE.- · H•lf-dime. A silver (now nickel) coin of the: United States, of the value of five cents.- Half•dollar, A silver coin of the Unit.ea States, of the value of fifty cents, or one-ha! t the value ' 9f a dollar.-Half-eagle. A gold celn of the United Stat-,. of the. value of five · [s. 564]