(snooker) An extra long snooker cue and bridge used to reach the cue ball when at the far end of the table.

(rugby) The player who receives the ball when it is returned into play behind the teammate who was just tackled.

Alternative form of shelter half

(military) A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.

plural of half binding

The tide halfway between flood and ebb.

Left dry during such a tide.

(historical) A kind of armour worn in the 17th century, less cumbersome than full-body armour, and sometimes worn for portraiture etc. rather than combat.

(historical) A kind of jacket worn by women in the 16th and 17th centuries.

plural of half-suit