The ordinal form of the number eight.

The person or thing in the eighth position. / One of eight equal parts of a whole. / (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

to divide by eight

plural of eighth

present participle of eighth

simple past tense and past participle of eighth

The ordinal form of the number twenty-eight.

The person or thing in the twenty-eighth position. / One of twenty-eight equal parts of a whole.

(Royal Navy slang, 18th century) The Admiral's share of any booty or prize captured by any ship under his command.

(Canada, US, music) A note having one-eighth the duration of a whole note; a quaver