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Half-tongue

Half-tongue \Half"-tongue`\ (h[aum]f"t[u^]ng`), n. (O. Law) A jury, for the trial of a foreigner, composed equally of citizens and aliens.

Usage examples of "half-tongue".

Ssi-ruu required a full line of data: The half-tongue whistle rose a perfect fifth while the mouth formed the letter e.