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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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Hawk'ed, p. a. p. 612Curving, like a hawk's bill; crooked.Hawk'er, n. p. 612One who hawks; a peddler. Swift. 2. [A-S. hafecere.] A falconer.Hawk'er, v. i. p. 612To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] Hudibras.Hawk'ey, n. p. 612The same as HOCKEY, q. v.—Holloway.Hăwk'-ēyĕd, a. p. 612Having a keen eye; discerning.Hawk'-mōth, n. p. 612(Entom.) A very large moth, having a long mouth, and which moves from flower to flower with great rapidity, and with a loud, humming sound. ☞ The potato-worm develops into a hawk-moth, the Sphinx…Hawk'-owl, n. p. 612The harfang. See HARFANG.Hawk'-weed, n. p. 612(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Hieracium, so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. (b.) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius).…Hăwm, n. p. 612See HAULM.Hawse, n. p. 612(Naut.) (a.) The situation of the cables before a vessel’s stem, when moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the larboard bow. (b.) The distance ahead to which the cables usually…Hawse'-blŏck, n. p. 612(Naut.) A block used to stop up a hawse-hole at sea;—called also hawse-plug.Hawse'-hōle, n. p. 612(Naut.) A hole in the bow of a ship, through which a cable passes.Hawse'-piēce, n. p. 612(Naut.)¹ One of the foremost timbers of a ship, through which the hawse-hole is cut.Haw'ser, n. p. 612(Naut.) A small cable; or a large rope, in size between a cable and a tow-line, used in warping, &c.Haws'es, n. p. 612See HAWSE-HOLE.Haw'thōrn, n. p. 612[A-S. hagathorn, hǣghorn, from haga, hāg, hedge, haw, fruit of the haw, and thorn; Ger. hageldorn, D. haagedoorn, Dan. hagetorn, Sw. hagthorn. (Bot.) A shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha)…Haw'thōrn-fly, n. p. 612A kind of fly. Walton.Hāy, n. p. 612Grass cut and dried for fodder. “Make hay while the sun shines.” Camden. To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. Donne.Hāy, v. i. p. 612To dry or cure grass for preservation.Hāy, n. p. 612A hedge. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. Roure.Hāy, v. i. p. 612To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.Hāy'-bānd, n. p. 612A band or rope of twisted hay.Hāy'-bird, n. p. 612(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Muscicapa;—called also beam-bird and spotted fly-catcher.Hāy'-bōte, n. p. 612(Eng. Law.) An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or fences; hedge-bote. Blackstone.Hāy'-cōck, n. p. 612A conical pile or heap of hay, in the field.Hāy'-knife, n. p. 612A sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow.Hāy'-lōft, n. p. 612A loft or scaffold for hay.Hāy'-māk'er, n. p. 612One who cuts and dries hay.Hāy'-māk'ing, n. p. 612The business of cutting grass and curing it for fodder.Hāy'-mār'ket, n. p. 612A place for the sale of hay.Hāy'mow, n. p. 612A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation.Hāy'-rĭck, n. p. 612A rick of hay; usually, a long pile for preservation in the open air.Hāy'-stăck, n. p. 612A stack or large conical pile of hay in the open air, laid up for preservation. Shak.Hāy'-stalk, n. p. 612A stalk of hay.Hāy'-tēa, n. p. 612The juice of hay extracted by boiling with water, and used as food for cattle.Hāw'thōrn, n. p. 612Hawthorn. Scott.Hāy'ti-an, a. p. 612(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the island of Hayti.Hāy'ti-an, n. p. 612(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Hayti. [Written also Haitian.]Hāy'ward, n. p. 612A person appointed to guard the hedges, and hence to keep cattle from doing them injury; an officer whose duty it is to impound animals which are found running at large. [Obs.] [Eng.]Hāz'ard, n. p. 612That which falls or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; a fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty. I will stand the hazard of the die. Shak. 2. Danger; peril; risk; as, he encountered the enemy at…Hāz'ard, v. t. p. 612To expose to chance or evil; to put in danger of loss or injury; to venture; to risk. Men hazard nothing by a course of evangelical obedience. J. Clarke. 2. To expose; to make liable. [Rare.] He…Hāz'ard, v. i. p. 612To expose any thing valuable to loss or harm; to encounter risk or danger. Pause a day or two Before you hazard. Shak.Hāz'ard-a-ble, a. p. 612Liable to hazard or chance; uncertain. Browne.Hāz'ard-er, n. p. 612One who hazards.Hāz'ard-īze, n. p. 612A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. [Obs.] Herself had run into that hazardize. Spenser.Hāz'ard-oûs, a. p. 612Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky. “The enterprise so hazardous and high.” Milton. Syn.—Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome; precarious; uncertain.Hāz'ard-oûs-ly, adv. p. 612In a hazardous manner.Hāz'ard-oûs-ness, n. p. 612State or quality of being hazardous.Hāz'ard-ry, n. p. 612Rashness. [Obs.] Spencer. 2. Playing at games of chance; gaming; gambling. [Obs.] Chaucer.Hāz'ard-tā'ble, n. p. 612A table for playing at games of chance. Clarke.Hāze, n. p. 612Vapor which renders the air thick, with little or no dampness; a slight lack of transparency in the air; hence, obscurity; dimness. O’er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn. Tennyson.Hāze, v. i. p. 612To be hazy, or thick with haze. Ray.Hāze, v. t. p. 612To vex with chiding or reproof; to punish by exacting unnecessarily disagreeable or difficult duty; to play abusive tricks upon;—used chiefly among college students and sailors.Hā'zel, n. p. 612(Bot.) A shrub or plant of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces…Hā'zel, a. p. 612Pertaining to the hazel, or like it; of a light-brown color, like the hazel-nut.Hā'zel-ēarth, n. p. 612Soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.Hā'zel-ly, a. p. 612Of the color of the hazel-nut; of a light brown. Mortimer.Hā'zel-nŭt, n. p. 612The nut or fruit of the hazel.Hā'zi-ness, n. p. 612The state of being hazy.Hā'zle, v. t. p. 612To make dry; to dry. [Obs.] Rogers.