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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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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.Hōl'cad, n. p. 632A large ship of burden in ancient Greece. Milford.