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"Take hoff 'alf the batteries," suggested Jarvis, "'alf's a plenty.

Panther Eye 1918

"I dunno that he thought much about it; he spent 'alf' is time in the public, 'e did.

Esther Waters 1892

Surely it is time for this idiotic, emotionally unstable woman to crawl back where she belongs: under Todd. milllie alf

Rove: Palin's resignation lacks clear strategy 2009

The other h alf, therefore, or at least the greater part of them, can be employed in providing other things, or in satisfying the other wants and fancies of mankind ...

A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2009

From the Online Etymology Dictionary: masc. personal name, from Fr. Olivier, from M.L.G. Alfihar, lit. "elf-host," from alf "elf" + hari "host, army."

Whatever the Fuck You Want Hal Duncan 2010

The very word is pleasing, and amid the great grey of 1984 an old man hankering for a pint – "a 'alf litre ain't enough ... a 'ole litre's too much" – is a link to a more human past.

In praise of … the pint | Editorial 2011

Yes | No | Report from efgumby wrote 18 weeks 3 days ago enjoying the free speech, caroline? tell your alf and peta buddys about it ... explain it in short and easy to understand language. why dont you go take your unregulated compassion to animals that are truly endangered and could actually use your misplaced energy, like the giant pandas or the detroit lions?

Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City 2009

The other h alf, therefore, or at least the greater part of them, can be employed in providing other things, or in satisfying the other wants and fancies of mankind ...

A Bland and Deadly Courtesy skzbrust 2009

Yes | No | Report from efgumby wrote 18 weeks 3 days ago enjoying the free speech, caroline? tell your alf and peta buddys about it ... explain it in short and easy to understand language. why dont you go take your unregulated compassion to animals that are truly endangered and could actually use your misplaced energy, like the giant pandas or the detroit lions?

Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City 2009

That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.

Steve Bell 27.01.11 2011