half a dozen

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half a dozen

a few of something. I've got half a dozen fishing poles that I never use.

Usage notes: used when the exact number is not important

See also: dozen, half

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There were half a dozen flies or more from the Woking station standing in the road by the sand pits, a basket- chaise from Chobham, and a rather lordly carriage. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context There are a very few peasants settled in it, holding title from ancient times; and one of these was Antanas Rudkus, who had been reared himself, and had reared his children in turn, upon half a dozen acres of cleared land in the midst of a wilderness. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context The only well-dressed Portuguese in the camp are the half a dozen well-to-do families, the Jesuit priests, and the soldiers of the little garrison. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context More results

References in classic literature

There were half a dozen flies or more from the Woking station standing in the road by the sand pits, a basket- chaise from Chobham, and a rather lordly carriage.

The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context

There are a very few peasants settled in it, holding title from ancient times; and one of these was Antanas Rudkus, who had been reared himself, and had reared his children in turn, upon half a dozen acres of cleared land in the midst of a wilderness.

The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context

The only well-dressed Portuguese in the camp are the half a dozen well-to-do families, the Jesuit priests, and the soldiers of the little garrison.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

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