Hāde1, n.
n. [Cf. A-S. heald, inclined, bowed down, Ger. halde, declivity.]
- The descent of a hill. [Obs.] Drayton.
- (Mining.) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein. Ure.
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n. [Cf. A-S. heald, inclined, bowed down, Ger. halde, declivity.]
v. i. (Mining.) To deviate from the vertical; — said of a vein.