/ Dictionary / Index H half-pound: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: half-pound Pronunciation: (haf'pound', häf'-), [key] — n. a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: half-pound (Thesaurus) half-plane half-quire Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language