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 Half.Half-deck. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Half-baked.
 
He is only half-baked. He is a soft, a noodle. The allusion is to bread, piecrust, etc., only half-cooked.   1
 


 Half.Half-deck. 

 
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