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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Halves

/(hävz)/ · IPA /hɐːvz/
01 n. pl. of Half.
  1. 1.
    pl. of Half. See: Half
    “I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not.” J. H. Newman.
Phrases & compounds
By halves — by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely.
To go halves — See under Go.