Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Half-baked.

Half.

Half-deck.

CONTENTS · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


Half-baked.

He is only half-baked. He is a soft, a noodle. The allusion is to bread, piecrust, etc., only half-cooked.	1

Half.

Half-deck.

Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore.