half-blue

A form of half blue — Sporting colors that are awarded by a university or other institution for sporting achievement at a lower level, or in a more minor sport, than that required to receive a full blue, especially and originally at Oxford and Cambridge University in England.

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Meanings

nounhalf-blue (plural half-blues)

plural half-blues

  1. alternativeAlternative form of half blue.
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