Half-nab (or nap), adv. (old).—See quot.
1791. Bampfylde-Moore Carew, Life. Half-nab—at a venture, unsight unseen, hit or miss.
Half-on, adj. (colloquial).—Half-drunk.
Half-rocked, adv. (common).—Half-witted; silly. [From a West Country saying that all idiots are nursed bottom upwards.] See Apartments and Tile Loose.
Half-saved, adv. (common).—Weak-minded; shallow-brained. See Apartments and Tile Loose.
1834. Southey, The Doctor, ch. x. William Dove’s was not a case of fatuity. Though all was not there, there was a great deal. He was what is called half-saved.
1874. M. Collins, Frances, ch. xlii. This groom was what they call in the west country half-saved.
Half-screwed, adj. (common).—More or less in liquor. See Drinks and Screwed.
1839. Lever, Harry Lorrequer, ch. ii. He was, in Kilrush phrase, half-screwed, thereby meaning more than half tipsy.
Half-seas Over, adv. phr. (colloquial).—Loosely applied to various degrees of inebriety. Formerly = half way on one’s course, or towards attainment. For synonyms, see Screwed. [[251]]