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one half of a dozen; six; considering six as a unit; consisting of six

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Usage examples (16)
  • A halfdozen competent agencies, all looking at what had gone on in Margrave.
  • Then, from across the dinosaur pen, Nolan rose and fired a halfdozen shots in their direction.
  • Even that not-so-encouraging invitation had come only after Kirk had pressed the door chime a halfdozen times.
  • He had a halfdozen friends who were on full pension and working as investigators, maybe he'd called one of them.
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