halve

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Halve the remaining white and light-green pieces of leek lengthwise.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

Halve the two pieces directly down the middle and scoop out all of the guts and seeds.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2022

Halve carrots lengthwise, if on the larger side, and cut into 4-inch lengths.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Halve and peel the shallots, then cut each half lengthwise into three wedges so that each wedge retains a bit of the core to hold it together.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

Halve them, take out the cores, put them side by side into a well-brightened block-tin saucepan with a closely fitting cover.

From The Book of Pears and Plums by Bartrum, Edward