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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hām'ble, v. t. p. 603To hamstring. [Obs.] Johnson.Hām'burg White p. 603A pigment composed of two parts of barytes and one of white lead.Hāme, n. p. 603Hōme.Hāme, n. p. 603One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal in the harness of a draught-horse to which the traces are fastened, and which lie upon the collar, or have pads attached to them fitting the horse’s…Hāme'-sēck'en or Hāme'-sŭck'en, n. p. 603(Scots Law.) The felonious seeking and invasion of a person in his dwelling-house. Bouvier.Hā'mi-fōrm, a. p. 603(Zoöl.) Having the extremity curved so as to resemble a hook.Hām'ī-lō'mī-ā, n. p. 603(Bot.) A genus of plants having very fragrant flowers.Hā'mite, n. p. 603(Paleon.) A fossil shell allied to the ammonite, but generally shaped like a hook, instead of being spiral. Mantell.Ham-īt'ic, a. p. 603Pertaining to Ham or his descendants.Hām'let, n. p. 604A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. “The country wasted, and the hamlets burned.” Dryden. Syn.—Village; neighborhood. See VILLAGE.Hăm'let-ed, a. p. 604Accustomed to a hamlet, or to a country life. Feltham.Hām'mer, n. p. 604An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually metallic, fixed crosswise to a handle. The armorers With busy hammers closing rivets up. Shak. 2.…Hăm'mer, v. t. p. 604To beat with a hammer; as, to hammer iron or steel. 2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating. “Hammered money.” Dryden. 3. To work in the mind: to contrive by intellectual…Hām'mer, v. i. p. 604To be busy; to labor in contrivance. “Who but to-day hammered of this design.” Shak. 2. To be working or in agitation. Blood and revenge are hammering in my head. Shak.Hăm'mer-a-ble, a. p. 604Capable of being formed or shaped by a hammer. Sherwood.Hām'mer-bēam, n. p. 604(Gothic Arch.) A beam acting as a tie at the feet of a pair of principal rafters, but not extending so as to connect the opposite sides. It is generally supported by a rib springing from a corbel…Hām'mer-clōth, n. p. 604The cloth which covers a coach-box, so called either from the old practice of carrying a hammer, nails, &c., in a pocket hid by this cloth, or as being a corruption of armor, hammock, or…Hăm'mer-er, n. p. 604One who works with a hammer.Hām'mer-fīsh, n. p. 604The hammer-head, q. v.Hām'mer-hārd'en, v. t. p. 604To harden, as a metal, by hammering in the cold state.Hām'mer-hēad, n. p. 604(Ichth.) A shark of the genus Zygæna, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape; balance-fish. The Zygæna malleus is found in the North Atlantic.Hăm'mer-măn, n. p. 604A hammerer.Hām'mer-oys'ter, n. p. 604(Zoöl.) A bivalve shell (Malleus vulgaris), found in the East Indies, allied to the pearl oyster, and resembling it when young, but when mature becoming hammer-shaped.Hām'mer-wort, n. p. 604The herb pellitory. Halliwell.Hăm'mo-chrȳ'sos, n. p. 604A stone with spangles of gold color in it.Hām'mock, n. p. 604A kind of hanging bed, usually consisting of a netting or a piece of hempen cloth about six feet long and three feet wide, gathered at the ends, from which it is suspended by cords.Hā-mōse' or Hā'moŭs, a. p. 604(Bot.) Having the end hooked or curved.Hăm'per, n. p. 604A large basket for conveying things to market, &c.Hăm'per, n. p. 604An instrument that shackles; a fetter. W. Browne.Hăm'per, v. t. p. 604To put in a hamper. 2. To put a hamper or fetter on: to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or progress: to embarrass; to encumber. “A lion hampered in a net.”…Hăm'-shăck/le, v. t. p. 604To fasten by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to ham-shackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain.Hām'ster, n. p. 604(Zoöl.) A species of rat; the Cricetus vulgaris, or German marmot. It is remarkable for having a bag on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations.Hām’string, n. p. 604One of the tendons of the ham.Hām’string, v. t. p. 604To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham. So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by seeking to effeminate us all at home. Milton.Hām'ŭ-lōse', a. p. 604(Bot.) Bearing at the end a small hook. Gray.Hān, v. p. 604For have, in the plural. [Obs.] Spenser.Hăn'ap, n. p. 604A rich goblet or tankard of silver or gold, used on state occasions. [Obs.]Hăn'a-per, n. p. 604A kind of basket, usually of wicker-work, and adapted for package. Holland. 2. A bag or basket, in the English chancery, used to receive the fees due to the king for seals of charters, patents…Hānce, v. t. p. 604To enhance. [Obs.]Hănce or Hănch, n. p. 604Hānch p. 604(Arch.) The end of an elliptical arch, which is the arc of a smaller circle than the scheme, or middle part of the arch. Harris. 2. (Naut.) The fall of the fife-rail placed on balusters on the poop…Hānd, n. p. 604The outer extremity of the human arm, consisting of the palm and fingers, united by the wrist to the arm; the part of the body with which we commonly hold and use any instrument. See SKELETON. 2.…Hănd, v. t. p. 604To give or transmit with the hand; as, he handed them the letter. 2. To lead, guide, and lift with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage. 3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.]…Hānd, v. i. p. 605To go hand in hand; to co-operate. [Obs.] Massinger.Hānd'-bār'rōw, n. p. 605A barrow or vehicle borne by the hands of men, and without a wheel.Hānd'-bās/ket, n. p. 605A small or portable basket.Hānd'-bĕll, n. p. 605A small bell rung by the hand; a table-bell. Bacon.Hānd’bīll, n. p. 605A loose printed sheet to be circulated or stuck up for some public announcement. 2. A small bill or pruning-hook. Simmonds.Hānd'-bōŏk, n. p. 605A book of reference for the hand; a manual; a guide-book for travelers.Hānd'-brĕadth, n. p. 605A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.Hānd'-cār, n. p. 605A railway car, propelled through the aid of cranks, gearing, &c., by one or more of the passengers.Hānd'-eārt, n. p. 605A cart drawn or pushed by hand.Hānd'-elōth, n. p. 605A handkerchief.Hānd'craft, n. p. 605The same as HANDICRAFT.Hānd'crāfts-man, n. p. 605A handicraftsman. Swift.Hānd′cŭff, n. p. 605A fastening consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle.Hănd'cŭff, v. t. p. 605To put hand-cuffs on; to manacle.Hānd'-dī-rēct'or, n. p. 605(Mus.) An instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when performing on the piano-forte; a hand-guide.Hānd'ed, a. p. 605With hands joined. Into their inmost bower, handed they went. Milton. 2. Having a hand of such or such a sort. What false Italian, As poisonous tongued as handed, hath prevailed. Shak.Hānd'er, n. p. 605One who hands or transmits; a conveyer in succession. Dryden.