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Definition of Half gainer
1. Noun. A dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Half Gainer
Literary usage of Half gainer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1825)
"Then by the powers, cookey, you had better pay for one and a half, and that will
include luggage, and then, you'll be a half gainer by the bargain. ..."