1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; — opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air. "A hotvenison pasty." Shak.
2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager. Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful. Dryden. There was mouthing in hot haste. Byron.
3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. Shak.
4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard. Hot bed (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool. — Hot wall (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or the ripening of fruit. — Hot well (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well by the feed pump. — In hot water (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]
Syn. — Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk; vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent; fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty; excitable.
HOTBEDHot"bed`, n.
1. (Gardening)
Defn: A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.
2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a hotbed of sedition.
HOT BLASTHot" blast`.
Defn: See under Blast.
HOT-BLOODEDHot"-blood`ed, a.
Defn: Having hot blood; excitable; high-spirited; irritable; ardent; passionate.
HOT-BRAINEDHot"-brained`, a.
Defn: Ardent in temper; violent; rash; impetuous; as, hot-brained youth. Dryden.
HOT BULB; HOT POTHot bulb, Hot pot. (Internal-combustion Engines)
Defn: See Semi-diesel, below.
HOTCHKISS GUN Hotch"kiss gun [After Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (1826-85), American inventor.]
Defn: A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel, having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It is made in France.
HOTCHPOT; HOTCHPOTCH Hotch"pot`, Hotch"potch`, n. Etym: [F. hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen, to shake. See Hustle, and Pot, and cf. Hodgepodge.]
1. A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge. A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. Bacon.
2. (Law)
Defn: A blending of property for equality of division, as when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were, after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands descending to her and to her sisters from the same ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular child or children, for the purpose of a more equal division, or of equalizing the shares of all the children; the property advanced being accounted for at its value when given. Bouvier. Tomlins.
Note: This term has been applied in cases of salvage. Story. It corresponds in a measure with collation in the civil and Scotch law. See Collation. Bouvier. Tomlins.
HOTCOCKLES Hot"coc`kles, n. Etym: [Hot + cockle, cockle being perh. corrupt. fr. knuckle. Cf. F. main chaude (lit., hot hand) hotcockles.]
Defn: A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him.
HOTEHote, v. t. & i. [pres. & imp. Hatte, Hot (, etc.; p. p. Hote, Hoten(, Hot, etc. See Hight, Hete.]
1. To command; to enjoin. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
2. To promise. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. To be called; to be named. [Obs.] There as I was wont to hote Arcite, Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite. Chaucer.
HOTELHo*tel", n. Etym: [F. hôtel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]
1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class.
2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth.
HOTEL-DE-VILLEHôtel`-de-ville", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A city hall or townhouse.
HOTEL-DIEUHôtel`-Dieu", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A hospital.
HOTENHot"en, p. p.
Defn: of Hote.
HOTFOOTHot"foot`, adv.
Defn: In haste; foothot. [Colloq.]
HOT-HEADHot"-head`, n.
Defn: A violent, passionate person; a hasty or impetuous person; as, the rant of a hot-head.
HOT-HEADEDHot"-head`ed, a.
Defn: Fiery; violent; rash; hasty; impetuous; vehement. Macaulay.
HOTHOUSEHot"house`, n.
1. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened.
2. A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] Shak.
3. A brothel; a bagnio. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
4. (Pottery)
Defn: A heated room for drying green ware.
HOT-LIVEREDHot"-liv`ered, a.
Defn: Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton.
HOTLYHot"ly, adv. Etym: [From Hot, a.]
1. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued.
2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. Dryden.
HOT-MOUTHEDHot"-mouthed`, a.
Defn: Headstrong.That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb. Dryden.
HOTNESSHot"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being hot.
2. Heat or excitement of mind or manner; violence; vehemence; impetuousity; ardor; fury. M. Arnold.
HOTPRESSHot"press`, v. t.
Defn: To apply to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glosay surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc.
HOTPRESSEDHot"pressed`, a.
Defn: Pressed while heat is applied. See Hotpress, v. t.
HOT-SHORTHot"-short`, a. (Metal.)
Defn: More or less brittle when heated; as, hot-short iron.
HOT-SPIRITEDHot"-spir`it*ed, a.
Defn: Having a fierly spirit; hot-headed.
HOTSPURHot"spur`, n. Etym: [Hot + spur.]
Defn: A rash, hot-headed man. Holinshed.
HOTSPUR; HOTSPURREDHot"spur`, Hot"spurred`, a.
Defn: Violent; impetuous; headstrong. Spenser. Peacham.
HOTTENTOT Hot"ten*tot, n. Etym: [D. Hottentot; — so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.]
1. (Ethnol.)
Defn: One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.
2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds. Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus Cassine (C. maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon. — Hottentot's bread. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot (a), under Elephant.
HOTTENTOTISMHot"ten*tot*ism, n.
Defn: A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering.Tylor.
HOUDAHHou"dah, n.
Defn: See Howdah.
HOUGHHough, n.
Defn: Same as Hock, a joint.
HOUGHHough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Houghed; p. pr. & vb. n. Houghing.]
Defn: Same as Hock, to hamstring.
HOUGHHough, n. Etym: [Cf. D. hak. Cf. Hack.]
Defn: An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.
HOUGHHough, v. t.
Defn: To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] Johnson.
HOULETHou"let, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An owl. See Howlet.
HOULTHoult, n.
Defn: A piece of woodland; a small wood. [Obs.] See Holt.
HOUNDHound, n. Etym: [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. &OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw.hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis,Gr. çvan. sq. root229. Cf. Canine, Cynic, Kennel.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc. Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs. Shak.
2. A despicable person. "Boy! false hound!" Shak.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A houndfish.
4. pl. (Naut.)
Defn: Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle. To follow the hounds, to hunt with hounds.
HOUNDHound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hounding.]
1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall.
2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. L'Estrange.
HOUNDFISHHound"fish, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. canis), of Europe and America; — called also houndshark, and dogfish.
Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is S. catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar.
HOUNDINGHound"ing, n.
1. The act of one who hounds.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
HOUND'S-TONGUEHound's"-tongue`, n. Etym: [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.)
Defn: A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue- shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.
HOUPHoup, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Hoopoe. [Obs.]
HOUR Hour, n. Etym: [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. Year, and cf. Horologe, Horoscope.]
1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour At what hour shall we meet
3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. John ii. 4. This is your hour, and the power of darkness. Luke xxii. 53.
4. pl. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
5. A measure of distance traveled. Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. J. P. Peters. After hours, after the time appointed for one's regular labor. — Canonical hours. See under Canonical. — Hour angle (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place. — Hour circle. (Astron.) (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15º, or one hour, each. (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension. (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. — Hour hand, the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. — Hour line. (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial. — Hour plate, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. Locke. — Sidereal hour, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day. — Solar hour, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day. — The small hours, the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc. — To keep good hours, to be regular in going to bed early.
HOURGLASSHour"glass`, n.
Defn: An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower.
Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a half-hour glass, a half- minute glass. A three-minute glass is sometimes called an egg-glass, from being used to time the boiling of eggs.
HOURI Hou"ri, n.; pl. Houris. Etym: [Per. huri, hura, hur; akin to Ar. hur, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.]
Defn: A nymph of paradise; — so called by the Mohammedans.
HOURLYHour"ly, a.
Defn: Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual. In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. Sharp.
HOURLYHour"ly, adv.
Defn: Every hour; frequently; continually.Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.
HOURSHours, n. pl. Etym: [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. Hour.] (Myth.)
Defn: Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear. Gray.
HOUSAGEHous"age, n. Etym: [From House.]
Defn: A fee for keeping goods in a house. [R.] Chambers.
HOUSEHouse, n.; pl. Houses. Etym: [OE. hous, hus, AS. h; akin to OS. &OFries. h, D. huis, OHG. h, G. haus, Icel. h, Sw. hus, Dan. huus,Goth. gudh, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal.See Hide, and cf. Hoard, Husband, Hussy, Husting.]
1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion. Houses are built to live in; not to look on. Bacon. Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are from their hives and houses driven away. Shak.
2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.
3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household. One that feared God with all his house. Acts x. 2.
4. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel. The last remaining pillar of their house, The one transmitter of their ancient name. Tennyson.
5. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.
6. (Com.)
Defn: A firm, or commercial establishment.
7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.
8. (Astrol.)
Defn: A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty- four hours.
9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
11. The body, as the habitation of the soul. This mortal house I'll ruin, Do Cæsar what he can. Shak.
12. [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.]
Defn: The grave. "The narrow house." Bryant.
Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework. House ant (Zoöl.), a very small, yellowish brown ant (Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and sometimes becomes a great pest. — House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. — House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling. — House of call, a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.] Simonds. — House car (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car. — House of correction. See Correction. — House cricket (Zoöl.), a European cricket (Gryllus domesticus), which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males. — House dog, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house. — House finch (Zoöl.), the burion. — House flag, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs. — House fly (Zoöl.), a common fly (esp. Musca domestica), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc. — House of God, a temple or church. — House of ill fame. See Ill fame under Ill, a. — House martin (Zoöl.), a common European swallow (Hirundo urbica). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also house swallow, and window martin. — House mouse (Zoöl.), the common mouse (Mus musculus). — House physician, the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution. — House snake (Zoöl.), the milk snake. — House sparrow (Zoöl.), the common European sparrow (Passer domesticus). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also thatch sparrow. — House spider (Zoöl.), any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are Theridium tepidariorum and Tegenaria domestica. — House surgeon, the resident surgeon of a hospital. — House wren (Zoöl.), the common wren of the Eastern United States (Troglodytes aëdon). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See Wren. — Religious house, a monastery or convent. — The White House, the official residence of the President of the United States; — hence, colloquially, the office of President. — To bring down the house. See under Bring. — To keep house, to maintain an independent domestic establishment. — To keep open house, to entertain friends at all times.
Syn.— Dwelling; residence; abode. See Tenement.
HOUSEHouse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n. Housing.] Etym:[AS. h.]
1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle. At length have housed me in a humble shed. Young. House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. Evelyn.
2. To drive to a shelter. Shak.
3. To admit to residence; to harbor. Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sir P. Sidney.
4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. Sandys.
5. (Naut.)
Defn: To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.
HOUSEHouse, v. i.
1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge. You shall not house with me. Shak.
2. (Astrol.)
Defn: To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n.,
8. "Where Saturn houses." Dryden.
HOUSEBOTEHouse"bote`, n. Etym: [House + bote.] (Law)
Defn: Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel.This latter is often called firebote. See Bote.
HOUSEBREAKERHouse"break`er, n.
Defn: One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
HOUSEBREAKINGHouse"break`ing, n.
Defn: The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break.
HOUSEBUILDERHouse"build`er, n.
Defn: One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
HOUSECARLHouse"carl`, n. Etym: [OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl.] (Eng.Archæol.)
Defn: A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.
HOUSEHOLDHouse"hold`, n.
1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. And calls, without affecting airs, His household twice a day to prayers. Swift.
2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] Shak.
HOUSEHOLDHouse"hold`, a.
Defn: Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. Household bread, bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.] — Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endeared by association with home. — Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the sovereign or his residence.
HOUSEHOLDERHouse"hold`er, n.
Defn: The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house withhis family.Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant.Macaulay.Compound householder. See Compound, a.
HOUSEKEEPERHouse"keep`er, n.
1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke.
2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.
3. One who exercises hospitality, or has plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] You are manifest housekeeper. Shak.
5. A house dog. [Obs.] Shak.
HOUSEKEEPINGHouse"keep`ing, n.
1. The state of being occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.
3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. [Obs.] Tell me, softly and hastly, what's in the pantry Small housekeeping enough, said Phoebe. Sir W. Scott.
HOUSEKEEPINGHouse"keep`ing, a.
Defn: Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.
HOUSEL Hou"sel, n. Etym: [OE. housel, husel, AS. h; akin to Icel. h, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.]
Defn: The eucharist. [Archaic] Rom. of R. Tennyson.
HOUSELHou"sel, v. t. Etym: [AS. h.]
Defn: To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic] Chaucer.
HOUSELEEKHouse"leek`, n. Etym: [House + leek.] (Bot.)
Defn: A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; — called also ayegreen.
HOUSELESSHouse"less, a.
Defn: Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer.
HOUSELESSNESSHouse"less*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being houseless.
HOUSELINEHouse"line`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A small line of three strands used for seizing; — called also housing. Totten.
HOUSELINGHouse"ling`, a.
Defn: Same as Housling.
HOUSEMAIDHouse"maid`, n.
Defn: A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. Housemaid's knee (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; — so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees.
HOUSEMATEHouse"mate`, n.
Defn: One who dwells in the same house with another. R. Browning.
HOUSEROOMHouse"room`, n.
Defn: Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom.
HOUSEWARMINGHouse"warm`ing, n.
Defn: A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. Johnson.
HOUSEWIFEHouse"wife`, n. Etym: [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.]
1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. Shak. He a good husband, a good housewife she. Dryden.
2. (Usually pronounced Etym: [See Hussy, in this sense.]
Defn: A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; — called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] P. Skelton.
3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.
HOUSEWIFE; HOUSEWIVEHouse"wife`, House"wive`, v. t.
Defn: To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. Fuller.
HOUSEWIFELYHouse"wife`ly, a.
Defn: Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical;prudent.A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. Sir W. Scott.
HOUSEWIFERYHouse"wif`er*y, n.
Defn: The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.
HOUSEWORKHouse"work`, n.
Defn: The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.
HOUSEWRIGHTHouse"wright`, n.
Defn: A builder of houses.
HOUSING Hous"ing, n. Etym: [From House. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.]
1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively. Fabyan.
3. (Arch.) (a) The space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another. (b) A niche for a statue.
4. (Mach.)
Defn: A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.
5. (Naut.) (a) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel. (b) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up. (c) A houseline. See Houseline.
HOUSINGHous"ing, n. Etym: [From Houss.]
1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.
HOUSLINGHous"ling, a. Etym: [See Housel.]
Defn: Sacramental; as, housling fire. [R.] Spenser.
HOUSS Houss, n. Etym: [F. housse, LL. hulcia, fr. OHG. hulst; akin to E. holster. See Holster, and cf. 2d Housing.]
Defn: A saddlecloth; a housing. [Obs.] Dryden.
HOUSTONIA Hous*to"ni*a, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this genus.
HOUTOUHou"tou, n. Etym: [From its note.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A beautiful South American motmot. Waterton.
HOUVEHouve, n. Etym: [AS. hufe.]
Defn: A head covering of various kinds; a hood; a coif; a cap. [Obs.]Chaucer.
HOUYHNHNMHou*yhnhnm", n.
Defn: One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of men.
HOVEHove, imp. & p. p.
Defn: of Heave. Hove short, Hove to. See To heave a cable short, To heave a ship to, etc., under Heave.
HOVEHove, v. i. & t.
Defn: To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [Obs. or Scot.]Holland. Burns.
HOVEHove, v. i. Etym: [OE. hoven. See Hover.]
Defn: To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] Gower.
HOVEL Hov"el, n. Etym: [OE. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. fr. AS. hof house; akin to D. & G. hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf. Prov. E. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.]
1. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. Brande & C.
2. A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
3. (Porcelain Manuf.)
Defn: A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped. Knight.
HOVELHov"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoveled or Hovelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Hoveling or Hovelling.]
Defn: To put in a hovel; to shelter.To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. Shak.The poor are hoveled and hustled together. Tennyson.
HOVELERHov"el*er, n.
Defn: One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman. [Written also hoveller.] [Prov. Eng.] G. P. R. James.
HOVELINGHov"el*ing, n.
Defn: A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two. [Written also hovelling.]
HOVENHo"ven, obs. or archaic
Defn: p. p. of Heave.
HOVENHo"ven, a.
Defn: Affected with the disease called hoove; as, hoven cattle.
HOVERHov"er, n. Etym: [Etymol. doubtful.]
Defn: A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic] Carew. C. Kingsley.
HOVERHov"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hovered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hovering.] Etym:[OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide, linger, and fr. AS.hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive into one's house. See Hovel.]
1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended in the air above something. Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. Addison. A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight. Dryden.
2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place, threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely. Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast. Milton. Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. Shak.
HOVERERHov"er*er, n.
Defn: A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
HOVER-HAWKHov"er-hawk`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The kestrel.
HOVERINGLYHov"er*ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a hovering manner.
HOW How, adv. Etym: [OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h, from the same root as hwa, hwæt, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to OS. hwow, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hwe wherewith, hwaiwa how. sq. root182. See Who, and cf. Why.]
1. In what manner or way; by what means or process. How can a man be born when he is old John iii. 4.
2. To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what proportion; by what measure or quality. O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Ps. cxix. 97. By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility, and fountains, and rivers of the earth. Bentley.
3. For what reason; from what cause. How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale Shak.
4. In what state, condition, or plight. How, and with what reproach, shall I return Dryden.
5. By what name, designation, or title. How art thou called Shak.
6. At what price; how dear. [Obs.] How a score of ewes now Shak.
Note: How is used in each sense, interrogatively, interjectionally, and relatively; it is also often employed to emphasize an interrogation or exclamation. "How are the mighty fallen!" 2 Sam. i. 27. Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun; — as, the how, the when, the wherefore. Shelley. Let me beg you — don't say "How" for "What" Holmes.
HOWADJIHow*adj"i, n. Etym: [Ar.]
1. A traveler.
2. A merchant; — so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.
HOWBEITHow*be"it, conj. Etym: [How + be + it.]
Defn: Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although;albeit; yet; but; however.The Moor — howbeit that I endure him not -Is of a constant, loving,noble nature. Shak.
HOWDAHHow"dah, n. Etym: [Ar. hawdaj.]
Defn: A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back of an elephant, for the rider or riders. [Written also houdah.]
HOWDYHow"dy, n. Etym: [Scot., also houdy- wife. Of uncertain origin; cf.OSw. jordgumma; or perh. fr. E. how d'ye.]
Defn: A midwife. [Prov. Eng.]
HOWELHow"el, n.
Defn: A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering rheir work, especially the inside of casks.
HOWELHow"el, v. t.
Defn: To smooth; to plane; as, to howel a cask.
HOWELLHow"ell, n.
Defn: The upper stage of a porcelian furnace.
HOWEVERHow*ev"er, adv. Etym: [Sometimes contracted into howe'er.]
1. In whetever manner, way, or degree. However yet they me despise and spite. Spenser. Howe'er the business goes, you have made fault. Shak.
2. At all events; at least; in any case. Our chief end is to be freed from all, if it may be, however from the greatest evils. Tillotson.
HOWEVERHow*ev"er, conj.
Defn: Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though; as, I shall not oppose your design; I can not, however, approve of it. In your excuse your love does little say; You might howe'er have took a better way. Dryden.
Syn. — However, At least, Nevertheless, Yet. These words, as here compared, have an adversative sense in reference to something referred to in the context. However is the most general, and leads to a final conclusion or decision. Thus we say, the truth, however, has not yet fully come out; i.e., such is the speaker's conclusion in view of the whole case. So also we say, however, you may rely on my assistance to that amount; i. e., at all events, whatever may happen, this is my final decision. At least is adversative in another way. It points out the utmost concession that can possibly be required, and still marks the adversative conclusion; as, at least, this must be done; whatever may be our love of peace, we must at least maintain the rights of conscience. Nevertheless denotes that though the concession be fully made, it has no bearing of the question; as, nevertheless, we must go forward. Yet signifies that however extreme the supposition or fact comceded may be, the consequence which might naturally be expected does not and will not follow; as, though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee; though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. Cf. But.
HOWITZHow"itz, n.
Defn: A howitzer. [Obs.]
HOWITZER How"itz*er, n. Etym: [G. haubitze, formerly hauffnitz, Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.] (Mil.) (a) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow, could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar. [Obs.] (b) A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.
HOWKERHow"ker, n. (Naut.)
Defn: Same as Hooker.
HOWLHowl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.] Etym:[OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG.hiuwilon to exult, h owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. And dogs in corners set them down to howl. Drayton. Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. Shak.
2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. Is. xiii. 6.
3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. Wild howled the wind. Sir W. Scott. Howling monkey. (Zoöl.) See Howler, 2. — Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 10.
HOWLHowl, v. t.
Defn: To utter with outcry. "Go . . . howl it out in deserts."Philips.
HOWLHowl, n.
1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
HOWLERHowl"er, n.
1. One who howls.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.
HOWLET Howl"et, n. Etym: [Equiv. to owlet, influenced by howl: cf. F. hulotte, OHG. h, hiuwela.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An owl; an owlet. [Written also houlet.] R. Browning.
HOWPHowp, v. i.
Defn: To cry out; to whoop. [Obs.] Chaucer.
HOWSOHow"so, adv.
Defn: Howsoever. [Obs.]
HOWSOEVERHow`so*ev"er, adj. & conj. Etym: [How + so + ever.]
1. In what manner soever; to whatever degree or extent; however. I am glad he's come, howsoever he comes. Shak.
2. Although; though; however. [Obs.] Shak.
HOWVEHowve, n.
Defn: A hood. See Houve. [Obs.]
HOXHox, v. t. Etym: [See Hock. sq. root.]
Defn: To hock; to hamstring. See Hock. [Obs.] Shak.
HOYHoy, n. Etym: [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveyingpassengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to largervessels in port.The hoy went to London every week. Cowper.
HOYHoy, interj. Etym: [D. hui. Cf. Ahoy.]
Defn: Ho! Halloe! Stop!
HOYDENHoy"den, n.
Defn: Same as Hoiden.
HOYMANHoy"man, n.; pl. Hoymen (.
Defn: One who navigates a hoy.A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire. Hobart.
HSIENHsien, n. [Chin.]
Defn: An administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of an independent chow; also, the seat of government of such a district.
HUANACOHua*na"co, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Guanaco.
HUARACHO Hua*ra"cho, n.; pl. Huarachos (#). [Amer. Sp., also guaracha, guarache, huarache, prob. of Mexican origin.]
Defn: A kind of sandal worn by Indians and the lower classes generally; —usually used in pl. [Southern U. S. & Mex.]
HUBHub, n. Etym: [See 1st Hob.]
1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.
2. The hilt of a weapon. Halliwell.
3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub in the road. [U.S.] See Hubby.
4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.
5. (Diesinking)
Defn: A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
6. A screw hob. See Hob,
3.
7. A block for scotching a wheel. Hub plank (Highway Bridges), a horizontal guard plank along a truss at the height of a wagon-wheel hub. — Up to the hub, as far as possible in embarrassment or difficulty, or in business, like a wheel sunk in mire; deeply involved. [Colloq.]
HUBBLE-BUBBLEHub"ble-bub`ble, n.
Defn: A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell.
HUBBUBHub"bub, n. Etym: [Cf. Whoobub, Whoop, Hoop, v. i.]
Defn: A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar. Milton.This hubbub of unmeaning words. Macaulay.
HUBBYHub"by, a.
Defn: Full of hubs or protuberances; as, a road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby. [U.S.]
HUBNER; HUEBNERHüb"ner, n. Etym: [After Hübner, who analyzed it.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate.
HUCH; HUCHENHuch, Hu"chen, n. Etym: [G.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large salmon (Salmo, or Salvelinus, hucho) inhabiting theDanube; — called also huso, and bull trout.
HUCKHuck, v. i. Etym: [See Hawk to offer for sale, Huckster.]
Defn: To higgle in trading. [Obs.] Holland.
HUCKABACK Huck"a*back, n. Etym: [Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf. LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. Huckster.]
Defn: A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for towelings.
HUCKLE Huc"kle, n. Etym: [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so named from its round shape. See Hook.]
1. The hip; the haunch.
2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip. Huckle bone. (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone. (b) A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] Udall.
HUCKLE-BACKEDHuc"kle-backed`, a.
Defn: Round-shoulded.
HUCKLEBERRY Huc"kle*ber`ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Whortleberry.] (Bot.) (a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from G. resinosa. (b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also whortleberry. Squaw huckleberry. See Deeberry.
HUCKSTER Huck"ster, n. Etym: [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster, D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken, huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h; — the peddler being named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf. Hawk to offer for sale.]
1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker. Swift.
2. A mean, trickish fellow. Bp. Hall.
HUCKSTERHuck"ster, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huckstered; p. pr. & vb. n.Huckstering.]
Defn: To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. Swift.
HUCKSTERAGEHuck"ster*age, n.
Defn: The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.Ignoble huckster age of piddling tithes. Milton.
HUCKSTERERHuck"ster*er, n.
Defn: A huckster. Gladstone.Those hucksterers or money-jobbers. Swift.
HUCKSTRESSHuck"stress, n.
Defn: A female huckster.
HUDHud, n. Etym: [Cf. Hood a covering.]
Defn: A huck or hull, as of a nut. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
HUDDLEHud"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Huddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Huddling.]Etym: [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm; perh. akin toOE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig. meaning, to gettogether for protection in a safe place. Cf. Hide to conceal.]
Defn: To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd. The cattle huddled on the lea. Tennyson. Huddling together on the public square . . . like a herd of panic- struck deer. Prescott.
HUDDLEHud"dle, v. t.
1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system. Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, . . . makes a medley and confusion. Locke.
2. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; — usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together. "Huddle up a peace." J. H. Newman. Let him forescat his work with timely care, Which else is huddled when the skies are fair. Dryden. Now, in all haste, they huddle on Their hoods, their cloaks, and get them gone. Swift.
HUDDLEHud"dle, n.
Defn: A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion. "A huddle of ideas." Addison.
HUDDLERHud"dler, n.
Defn: One who huddles things together.
HUDGEHudge, n. (Mining)
Defn: An iron bucket for hoisting coal or ore. Raymond.
HUDIBRASTICHu`di*bras"tic, a.
Defn: Similar to, or in the style of, the poem "Hudibras," by SamuelButler; in the style of doggerel verse. Macaulay.
HUDSONIANHud*so"ni*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Hudson's Bay or to the Hudson River; as, the Hudsonian curlew.
HUE Hue, n. Etym: [OE. hew, heow, color, shape, form, AS. hiw, heow; akin to Sw. hy skin, complexion, Goth. hiwi form, appearance.]
1. Color or shade of color; tint; dye. "Flowers of all hue." Milton. Hues of the rich unfolding morn. Keble.
2. (Painting)
Defn: A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.
HUE Hue, n. Etym: [OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.]
Defn: A shouting or vociferation. Hue and cry (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons to aid in retaking him. Burrill.
HUEDHued, a.
Defn: Having color; — usually in composition; as, bright-hued; many- hued. Chaucer.
HUELESSHue"less, a. Etym: [AS. hiwleás. See Hue color.]
Defn: Destitute of color. Hudibras.
HUERHu"er, n.
Defn: One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker; a conder. See Balker.
HUFFHuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Huffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Huffing.] Etym:[Cf. OE. hoove to puff up, blow; prob. of imitative origin.]
1. To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air. Grew.
2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully. You must not presume to huff us. Echard.
3. (Draughts)
Defn: To remove from the board (the piece which could have captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.
HUFFHuff, v. i.
1. To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.
2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm; to take offense. THis senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them huff at the doctrine of repentance. South.
3. (Draughts)
Defn: To remove from the board a man which could have captured a piece but has not done so; — so called because it was the habit to blow upon the piece.
HUFFHuff, n.
1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. "Left the place in a huff." W. Irving.
2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit. South. To take huff, to take offence. Cowper.
HUFFCAPHuff"cap`, n.
Defn: A blusterer; a bully. [Obs.] — a.
Defn: Blustering; swaggering. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
HUFFERHuff"er, n.
Defn: A bully; a blusterer. Hudibras.
HUFFINESSHuff"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper. Ld. Lytton.
HUFFINGLYHuff"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: Blusteringly; arrogantly. [R.]And huffingly doth this bonny Scot ride. Old Ballad.
HUFFISHHuff"ish, a.
Defn: Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant.— Huff"ish*ly, adv.— Huff"ish*ness, n.
HUFFYHuff"y, a.
1. Puffed up; as, huffy bread.
2. Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended.
HUGHug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Hugging.] Etym:[Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. hukasig to squat, Icel. h. Cf. Huckster.]
1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave.
2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] Shak.
HUGHug, v. t.
1. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak.
2. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill.
3. (Naut.)
Defn: To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle.
HUGHug, n.
Defn: A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller.
HUGE Huge, a. [Compar. Huger; superl. Hugest.] Etym: [OE. huge, hoge, OF. ahuge, ahoge.]
Defn: Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; — used esp. of material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a huge ox; a huge space; a huge difference. "The huge confusion." Chapman. "A huge filly." Jer. Taylor. — Huge"ly, adv. — Huge"ness, n. Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea. Shak.
Syn.— Enormous; gigantic; colossal; immense; prodigious; vast.
HUGGERHug"ger, n.
Defn: One who hugs or embraces.
HUGGERHug"ger, v. t. & i.
Defn: To conceal; to lurk ambush. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
HUGGER-MUGGER Hug"ger-mug`ger, n. Etym: [Scot. huggrie-muggrie; Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen.]
Defn: Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy. [Archaic] Many things have been done in hugger-mugger. Fuller.
HUGGER-MUGGERHug"ger-mug`ger, a.
1. Secret; clandestine; sly.
2. Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings.
HUGGLEHug"gle, v. t. Etym: [Freq. of hug.]
Defn: To hug. [Obs.]
HUGUENOT Hu"gue*not, n. Etym: [F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot) of some person conspicuous as a reformer.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars inFrance in the 16th century.
HUGUENOTISMHu"gue*not*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. huguenotisme.]
Defn: The religion of the Huguenots in France.
HUGYHu"gy, a.
Defn: Vast. [Obs.] Dryden.
HUIA BIRDHu"ia bird`. Etym: [Native name; — so called from its cry.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved.
HUISHERHui"sher, n. [Obs.]
Defn: See Usher. B. Jonson.
HUISHERHui"sher, v. t.
Defn: To usher. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
HUKEHuke, n. Etym: [OF. huque, LL. huca; cf. D. huik.]
Defn: An outer garment worn in Europe in the Middle Ages. [Written also heuk and hyke.] [Obs.] Bacon.
HULANHu"lan, n.
Defn: See Uhlan.
HULCHHulch, n. Etym: [Cf. Hunch.]
Defn: A hunch. [Obs.]
HULCHYHulch"y, a.
Defn: Swollen; gibbous. [Obs.]
HULK Hulk, n. Etym: [OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho; perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. Wolf, Holcad.]
1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. "Some well-timbered hulk." Spenser.
2. A heavy ship of clumsy build. Skeat.
3. Anything bulky or unwieldly. Shak. Shear hulk, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship. — The hulks, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as prisons. [Eng.] Dickens.
HULKHulk, v. t. Etym: [Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw. hålka.]
Defn: To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a hare.[R.] Beau. & Fl.
HULKING; HULKYHulk"ing, Hulk"y, a.
Defn: Bulky; unwiedly. [R.] "A huge hulking fellow." H. Brooke.
HULL Hull, n. Etym: [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. hülle covering, husk, case, hüllen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. sq. root17. See Hele, v. t., Hell.]
1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
2. Etym: [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.] (Naut.)
Defn: The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards,sails, and rigging.Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. Dryden.Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed bythe convexity of the sea.
HULLHull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hulling.]