Arf
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
Historical Examples
By the time I got away from ‘im I was ‘arf stunned; an’ I ‘ad to go again in the evenin’!
General Bramble Andr Maurois
No, miss, not yet—only ‘arf of me, the other ‘arf belongs upstairs.
Oh! Susannah! Mark Ambient
When I left he’d got ‘arf a bottle of whisky in front of ‘im.’
Keeping Watch W.W. Jacobs
There’s many a swell bloke ‘ud give ‘arf a dollar for that to put ‘is baccy in.
Harding’s luck E. [Edith] Nesbit
He didn’t ‘arf chaff me, and away I comes, leaving him on guard for the last time.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light Mary E. Hanshew
He was in ‘ere only ‘arf an hour ago, standing in this very bar.
Ship’s Company, The Entire Collection W.W. Jacobs
“‘That’ll be ‘arf a pint,” said Erb, always the business man.
Jill the Reckless P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
I ‘ad to walk all the way, and, by the time I got there, I was ‘arf melted.
Ship’s Company, The Entire Collection W.W. Jacobs
“I waited for ‘im four-an’-an-‘arf ‘ours, an’ ‘e didn’t turn up,” she informed me next day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 Various
Not arf such a curiosity as if it ‘ad ‘ad a black ‘ed be’ind.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 6, 1895 Various
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