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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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Hōd'o-grāph, n. p. 631(Math.) A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly…Hōe, n. p. 631An instrument for cutting up weeds and loosening the earth in fields and gardens, being a plate of iron, with a handle, which is set at an acute angle with it. 2. (Ichth.) A dog-fish or shark…Hōe, v. t. p. 631To cut, dig, scrape, or clean with a hoe; as, to hoe the earth in a garden; to hoe the beds; also, to clear from weeds, or to loosen the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn.Hōe, v. i. p. 631To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.Hōe'-cake, n. p. 631A coarse cake, of Indian meal, baked before the fire, and sometimes on a hoe; a johnny-cake.Hō'ful, a. p. 631Careful; wary. [Obs.]Hō'ful-ly, adv. p. 631Carefully. [Obs.] Stapleton.Hŏg, n. p. 631(Zoöl.) A well-known domesticated animal, of the genus Sus, of gluttonous and filthy habits, kept for the fat and meat, called, respectively, lard and pork, which it furnishes; swine; porker; —…Hŏg, v. t. p. 631To cut short the hair of; as, to hog the mane of a horse. Smart. 2. [See supra, 4.] (Naut.) To scrape under water, as a ship’s bottom. Totten.Hŏg, v. t. p. 631To carry on the back. [Local.] Grose.Hŏg, v. i. p. 631To become bent upward in the middle; — said of a ship strained out of shape.Hŏg'-cōte, n. p. 631A shed or house for swine; a sty.Hŏg'-fish, n. p. 631(Ichth.) An acanthopterygious fish (Scorpæna scrofa), common in the Mediterranean, of a large size, red color, with broad, smooth scales, and having its head armed with spines. Baird.Hŏg'-frāme, n. p. 631(Steam-vessels.) A fore-and-aft frame, usually above deck, and forming, together with the frame of the vessel, a truss to prevent vertical flexure. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.…Hŏg'ger, n. p. 631A stocking without a foot, worn by coal-miners at their work.Hŏg'ger-el, n. p. 631A sheep of the second year; a hogget. Ash.Hŏg'ger-pŭmp, n. p. 631(Mining.) The top pump in the pit. Simmonds.Hŏg'ger-y, n. p. 631Hoggish character or manners; beastliness; greedy selfishness; coarseness; brutal meanness; hoggishness; swinishness. [Rare.] Crime and shame, And all their hoggery, trample your smooth world. E. B.…Hŏg'get, n. p. 631A young boar of the second year. 2. A sheep or colt after it has passed its first year. Halliwell.Hŏg'ging-frāme, n. p. 631See HOG-FRAME.Hŏg'gish, a. p. 631Having the qualities of a hog; brutish; gluttonous; filthy; mean; selfish; swinish.Hŏg'gish-ly, adv. p. 631In a hoggish, gluttonous, or filthy manner; swinishly.Hŏg'gish-ness, n. p. 631Voracious greediness in eating; beastly filthiness; mean selfishness; swinishness.Hŏg'grel, n. p. 631A hoggerel. Surrey.Hŏg'-gŭm, n. p. 631(Bot.) A plant; the Rhus metopium of Jamaica.Hŏgh, n. p. 631A hill; a cliff. [Obs.] Spenser.Hŏg'-hērd, n. p. 631A keeper of swine. Browne.Hŏg'nōse-snāke, n. p. 631(Zoöl.) A non-venomous snake, of two species of Heterodon; a flat-head adder. It flattens its head when about to strike.Hō'go, n. p. 631High flavor; strong scent. [Law.] Halliwell.Hŏg'-pēa'nut, n. p. 631(Bot.) A vine (Amphi-carpaea monoica) having purplish flowers, and also subterranean or semi-subterranean flowers, that become fleshy, pea-shaped fruits;—found in the United States.Hŏg'-pĕn, n. p. 631A pen or sty for hogs.Hŏg'-plŭm, n. p. 631A tropical tree, of the genus Spondias (S. purpurea and other species), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs;—found in the West Indies.Hŏg'-rĭng'er, n. p. 631One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs.Hŏg'-rŭb'ber, n. p. 631A coarse clown fit for such work as rubbing hogs. [Obs.] J. Webster.Hŏg's'-bēan, n. p. 631(Bot.) A plant; Hyoscy-amus niger, and other species of Hyoscyamus: henbane. Ainsworth.Hŏg's'-brēad, n. p. 631A certain plant. Ainsworth.Hŏg's'-fēn'nel, n. p. 631(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant; Peucedanum officinale, or sulphur-wort. Eng. Cyc.Hŏgs'hĕad, n. p. 631An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52½ imperial gallons; a half-pipe. The old ale hogshead contained 54 ale gallons, or nearly 55 imperial gallons. McCulloch. 2. A…Hŏg'-shēar'ing, n. p. 631Great ado about nothing. [Ludicrous and rare.]Hŏg'-skin, n. p. 631Leather tanned from the skins of swine.Hŏg's'-mŭsh'rōom, n. p. 631A certain plant. Ainsworth.Hŏg'steer, n. p. 631A wild boar of three years old. [Obs.]Hŏg'stȳ, n. p. 631A pen or inclosure for hogs.Hŏg'wash, n. p. 631The refuse matters of a kitchen or brewery, or like matter for swine; swill. Arbuthnot.Hŏg'-weed, n. p. 631(Bot.) A common weed; Ambrosia artemisiæfolia.Hōhl'spath, n. p. 631(Min.) The same as HOLLOW-SPAR.Hoi, v. i. p. 631See HAW.Hoi'den, n. p. 631A rude, bold girl; a romp. 2. A rude, bold man; a hobbledehoy. [Obs.] Milton.Hoi'den, a. p. 631Rude; bold; inelegant; rustic. Young.Hoi'den, v. i. p. 632To romp rudely or indecently. Swift.Hoi'den-ho͝od, n. p. 632State of being a hoiden.Hoi'den-ĭsh, a. p. 632Like, or appropriate to, a hoiden.Hoise, v. t. p. 632To hoist. [Obs.] Chapman. Shak.Hoist, v. t. p. 632To raise; to lift; to exalt; to elevate; to heave; especially, to raise, to lift, or bear upward by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. He was the subversion and fall of…Hoist, n. p. 632That by which any thing is hoisted; a machine for elevating goods. 2. The act of hoisting. [Colloq.] 3. (Naut.) The perpendicular height of a flag or sail, as opposed to the fly, or breadth from the…Hoist'ing-ēn'gîne, n. p. 632A stationary or portable steam-engine for actuating hoisting machinery.Hoit, v. i. p. 632To leap; to caper. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Hoi'ty-toi'ty, a. p. 632Thoughtless, giddy, haughty, flighty, gay, and noisy, as, to be in hoity-toity spirits;—used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt. Hoity-toity!…Hōke'-day, n. p. 632The same as HOCK-DAY.Hō'ker-ly, adv. p. 632In a scornful manner; disdainfully. [Obs.] Chaucer.