An Inch And An Eighth

eighth

adj

a coming subsequently the seventh and before the 9th in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc.; beingness the ordinal number of eight: often written 8th

b (as n.)
the 8th in line
n

a i of eight equal or about equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc.

b (every bit modifier)
an eighth part

iii the fraction equal to one divided by 8 (one/8)

4 some other word for → octave
adv

5 (Likewise) eighthly later the seventh person, position, event, etc.

eighth note
n the usual U.South. and Canadian name for → quaver → 4

five-eighth
n (Austral. and N.Z.) a rugby role player positioned between the halfbacks and three-quarters

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thick as thieves	id.	expression to qualify two or more people who are very close, get along well and share secrets to each other; combined with the fact that, in the old days, 'thick' used to also mean 'close together', who else ameliorate understands a thief but another thief, right?	Those two boys are thick as thieves. They've been close since they were babies!

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