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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hăck'er-y, n. p. 601A street cart in Bengal, drawn by oxen. Malcom.Hăck'le, v. t. p. 601To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel. 2. To tear rudely asunder; to break up into irregular fragments. “The other…Hăck'le, n. p. 601[Written also heckle.] An instrument with teeth for separating the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine; a hatchel. 2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk. 3. A fly for angling, dressed…Hăck'ly, a. p. 601Rough or broken, as if hacked or chopped. 2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, a hackly fracture. Cleveland.Hăck'mă-tăck', n. p. 601The tamarack tree. See TAMARACK.Hăck'ney, n. p. 601A horse suitable for riding or driving; a pad; a nag; a pony. Chaucer. 2. A horse or pony kept for hire; hence, a horse and carriage kept for hire; a hack. 3. A person worn by hired drudgery; a…Hăck'ney, a. p. 601Let out for hire; devoted to common use; as, a hackney-coach. “Hackney horses.” Hacklayt. 2. Prostitute; vicious for hire. Roscommon. 3. Much used; common; trite; as, a hackney author or remark..Hăck'ney, v. t. p. 601To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or coach; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation. Had I so lavish of my presence been, So…Hăck'ney-coach, n. p. 601A coach kept for hire; hack.Hăck'ney-măn, n. p. 601A man who lets horses and carriages for hire. Barret.Hăck’ster, n. p. 601A bully; a ruffian or assassin. [Obs.] Braves and hacksters, the only contented members of his government. Milton.Hăc'que-tōn p. 601m. [Fr. hoqueton, O. Fr. auqueton, Pr. alcotó, M. D. acottoen; O. Sp. al-coton, N. Sp. al-godon, cotton, q. v.] A stuffed jacket formerly worn under armor, sometimes made of leather. [Obs.] Spencer.Häd, imp. & p. p. p. 601of have. [Contracted from A-S. häfde, häfed, häfl, that is, haved.] See HAVE.Häd'der, n. p. 601Heath; ling. [Obs.] Burton.Hăd'dock, n. p. 601(Ichth.) A sea-fish (the Morrhua æglefinus), a little smaller than the cod, which it much resembles. It has a dark lateral line, and a spot on each side of the body just back of the head. Norway…Hāde, n. p. 601The descent of a hill. [Obs.] Drayton. 2. (Mining.) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein. Ure.Hāde, v. i. p. 601(Mining.) To deviate from the vertical; — said of a vein.Hā'dēs, n. p. 601The habitation of the dead; the invisible world, or the grave.Hād'-ī-wist', interj. p. 601O that I had known! [Obs.] Gower.Hādj, n. p. 601The pilgrimage to Mecca or Medina, performed by Mohammedans.Hādj'i, n. p. 601A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca;—used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor. G. W. Curtis. 2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem. Heyse.Hæc-cē'i-ty, n. p. 601(Logic.) [Literally, this-ness.] The relation of individuality conceived by the schoolmen as a positive attribute or essence.Hæ'mal, a. p. 601Pertaining to the blood. See HEMAL; and for HÆMACHROME, HÆMADYNAMOMETER, and other derivatives of Gr. αἷμα, see HEMACHROME, HEMADYNAMOMETER, &c.Hæm'a-tŏx'y-lŏn, n. p. 601(Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum, or log-wood tree.Hæm'a-tite, n. p. 601See HEMATITE.Hāf'fle, v. i. p. 601To speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Hāft, n. p. 601A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used;—said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.Hāft, v. t. p. 601To set in a haft; to furnish with a handle. W. Scott.Hāft'er, n. p. 601A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.] Barret.Hăg, n. p. 601An ugly old woman; a fury; a she-monster. 2. A witch; a sorceress; an enchantress. Shak. 3. A wizard. [Obs.] “[Silenus] that old hag.” Golding. 4. (Ichth.) An eel-like fish (the Gastrobranchus…Hăg, v. t. p. 601To harass; to torment; to weary with vexation; to tire. Hudibras.Hāg'ber'ry, n. p. 601(Bot.) A plant of the genus Prunus (P. padus);—so called in Scotland; bird-cherry.Hăg'-bôrn, a. p. 601Born of a hag or witch. Shak.Hāg'but, n. p. 601An arquebuse, of which the butt was bent down or hooked to hold it more readily. Fosbroke.Hag-gā'dā, n. p. 601A Hebrew story or anecdote added to the text of the Old Testament for explanation or illustration; a Jewish legend.Hāg'-fish, n. p. 601(Ichth.) A kind of fish. See HAG.Hăg'gard, a. p. 601Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; rough; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. If I do prove her haggard, Though that her jesses were my dear heartstrings, I'd whistle her…Hăg'gard, n. p. 601An untrained or refractory hawk, which often broke away or flew off. “Wild as haggards of the rock.” Shak. 2. Any thing wild and intractable. Shak. 3. A hag; a frightful or ugly old woman. Garth.Hāg'gard, n. p. 601A stack-yard. [Obs.] Swift.Hăg'gărd-ly, adv. p. 601In a haggard manner. Dryden.Hāg'ged, a. p. 601Like a hag; lean; ugly. [Rare.] Gray.Hăg'gess or Hăg'gis, n. p. 601A pudding containing the entrails of a sheep or lamb, chopped with fine herbs and suet, highly seasoned with leeks and spices, and boiled in the maw. [Written also haggiss.] [Scot.]Hăg'gĭsh, a. p. 601Like a hag; deformed; ugly; horrid. But on us both did haggish age steal on. Shak.Hāg'gish-ly, adv. p. 601In the manner of a hag.Hăg'giss, n. p. 601See HAGGESS.Hăg'gle, v. t. p. 601To cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough by cutting; to mangle; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er. Comes to him…Hāg'gle, v. t. p. 601To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. H. Walpole.Hăg'gler, n. p. 601One who haggles. 2. One who forestalls a market. [Eng.] Mayhew.Hā'gi-ār'chy, n. p. 601A sacred government; government of holy orders of men. Southey.Hā′gi-ŏc′ra-cy, n. p. 601Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.Hā'gi-ōg'rā-phā, n. pl. p. 601The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprehending the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Chronicles, Canticles, Lamentations, and…Hā'gi-ōg'ra-phal, a. p. 601Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.Hā'gi-ōg'ra-pher, n. p. 601One of the writers of the hagiographa; a sacred writer.Hā'gi-ōg'ra-phy, n. p. 601The same as HAGIOGRAPHA.Hā'gi-ōl'o-gīst, n. p. 601One who writes or treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints. Hagiologists have related it without scruple. Southey.Hā'gi-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 601The history or description of the sacred writings; a narrative of the lives of the saints.Hā'gi-o-scōpe, n. p. 601An aperture made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; a squint. [Eng.] See SQUINT. Hook.Hăg'-rĭd'den, a. p. 601Afflicted with the nightmare. Cheyne.Hāg'-seed, n. p. 601The descendant of a hag. Shak.Hāg'ship, n. p. 601The state or title of a hag. Middleton.