| Aeson | [pron: 'eeson] father of Jason and half-brother of Pelion; magically restored to youth by Medea |
| after-loss | later blow, knock given after others have been suffered |
| angel | gold coin [with the angel Michael depicted], value between a third and half of a pound |
| bang | knock, blow, thump |
| beating | battering, thumping, blow-by-blow |
| beesome | blear-eyed, half-blind |
| bisson | blear-eyed, half-blind |
| blow | twiddle one's thumbs, wait patiently |
| blow | blossom, bloom, flower |
| blow | feel the wind [we leave behind], run to keep up [with us] |
| blow | deposit eggs [in], pollute, contaminate |
| blow | swell to bursting, break, shatter |
| blow | breathe hot breath [on] |
| blow | [fencing] stab, firm stroke |
| blow | puff up, swell, inflate |
| blow | blow up, explode on |
| blown | in full flower, in its bloom |
| blown | swollen; or: wind-driven |
| blown | swollen, inflated with pride |
| blown | whispered, hinted, insinuated |
| blown | inflamed, swollen, distended |
| breathing | blowing, exhalation, blast |
| buckler | exchange, grapple, couple; catch or ward off [blows] |
| buffet | blow, stroke, knock |
| buffet | fight, struggle, deal blows |
| Centaur | creature with the upper half of a man and the rear legs of a horse; reputed for bestial behaviour |
| codling | unripe apple, half-grown apple |
| cuffs, go to | come to blows |
| cut | blow, misfortune, disaster |
| demi-Atlas | supporter of half the world |
| demi-devil | half-devil |
| dint | stroke, blow, attack |
| dismember | blow to pieces, divide limb from limb |
| divided | broken, stifled, half-smothered |
| doit | [small Dutch coin = half an English farthing] trivial sum, worthless amount, trifle |
| drive | shoot, strike at, aim blows at |
| extend | exaggerate, magnify, blow up |
| faint | feeble, half-hearted |
| faintly | timidly, half-heartedly, without conviction |
| fan | winnow, blow upon [to separate good from bad] |
| flare | blow in the air, stream loosely |
| fly-blowing | having flies deposit their eggs |
| fretting | intermittently blowing, squalling |
| half | go half-shares with one, share the stake with one |
| half | other half, wife |
| half-blooded | of only one noble parent; bastard |
| half-blown | half-blossomed |
| half-cap | half removal of the cap by way of negligent courtesy |
| half-cheek | profile, side-view |
| half-cheeked | [horse-riding] with broken side-rings [cheeks]; or: halfway up the cheeks |
| half-face | profile, side-view |
| half-faced | imperfect, incomplete, defective |
| half-faced | thin-faced, with a pinched look |
| half-faced | [of a coin] showing a monarch's profile; also: clipped, imperfect |
| half-faced | with only half the face visible |
| half-kirtle | skirt [lower part of a kirtle] |
| half-malcontent | somewhat discontented, disaffected, dissatisfied |
| half-part | half each, fair shares |
| halfpence | silver coin worth half of one penny |
| half-sight | someone half-blind |
| half-supped | with supper interrupted, half-satisfied |
| half-sword, at | at the length of a small-sized sword, at close quarters |
| half-worker | co-worker, cooperator, collaborator |
| half-world | hemisphere, half of the globe |
| harpy | mythical rapacious bird, half woman, half vulture [symbolizing divine retribution] |
| hatch | lower part of a door, half-door, gate |
| hatched | with the upper half closed |
| ides | [Roman calendar] half-way point in a month |
| Ides of March | in the Roman calendar, 15 March, the half-way point through March |
| idly | indifferently, half-heartedly, unenthusiastically |
| innocent | silly, half-witted, foolish |
| knock | hard blow, harsh stroke, buffet |
| lay | inflict blows, beat soundly |
| laying on | vigorous attack, dealing of blows |
| meddle | fight, engage in combat, exchange blows |
| Minotaur | ['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus |
| moiety | half, equal share |
| natural | congenital idiot, half-wit, fool |
| natural | like a half-wit, idiotically |
| new-replenished | repeatedly blown out by the wind to their full length |
| outstrike | surpass in striking, deal a swifter blow than |
| overblow | blow over, pass away, abate |
| overblow | blow away, blow off |
| peep | peer through half-closed eyes |
| picked-hatch | spiked half-door; house of ill-repute, brothel |
| pink | half-shut, blinking, tiny |
| plows | Welsh pronunciation of 'blows' |
| poise | forceful impact, heavy blow |
| pull | wrench, blow, thing torn away |
| purblind | half-blind, dim-sighted |
| rebuke | severe blow, violent check |
| royal | kingly; also: to the value of the English coin worth half a pound |
| royal | gold coin, value of half a pound |
| sand-blind | half-blind, dim-sighted |
| scantly | scantily, grudgingly, half-heartedly |
| shake | shaking, shock, blow |
| Siren | sea demon of Greek mythology, half bird, half woman, whose music lured sailors to destruction on the rocky shores of her island |
| soul | half-wit, cretin, simpleton |
| speak | encounter, fight, exchange blows |
| spurn | hurt, blow, knock |
| stroke | blow, attack, assault |
| stroke | affliction, blow, misery |
| stroke | first blow, initial action |
| tickle | beat, flog, rain blows on |
| Typhon | giant, half man half animal, who fought against the Olympian gods |
| undinted | unmarked by blows, without dents |
| wind | sound, blow |
| wittolly | cuckoldy; also: half-witted |