Verb
half-inch (third-person singular simple present half-inches, present participle half-inching, simple past and past participle half-inched)
(transitive, Cockney rhyming slang) To pinch, to steal.
half inch
After we placed Addy’s body in the bag and started to zip it up, I noticed bruising and swelling on the bridge of her nose about a half-inch wide and a couple of inches long. Source: Internet
Although this potential tropical storm will be well east of the viewing area by the time it could get named, it will still dump around a half-inch over the next few days for our eastern counties. Source: Internet
As of June 21, there had been less than a half-inch of rain since mid-May, when the normal level of precipitation was about 4 1/4 inches. Source: Internet
A vigil lamp consists of a votive glass containing a half-inch of water and filled the rest with olive oil. Source: Internet
A half-inch to an inch of rain is expected -- a rainy day for sure but certainly not among the wettest for the Masters. Source: Internet
I leave the roots chunky, about a half-inch thick. Source: Internet