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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Hō'ful, a.p. 631Careful; wary. [Obs.]
  2. Hō'ful-ly, adv.p. 631Carefully. [Obs.] Stapleton.
  3. 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; —…
  4. 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.
  5. Hŏg, v. t.p. 631To carry on the back. [Local.] Grose.
  6. Hŏg, v. i.p. 631To become bent upward in the middle; — said of a ship strained out of shape.
  7. Hŏg'-cōte, n.p. 631A shed or house for swine; a sty.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.…
  10. Hŏg'ger, n.p. 631A stocking without a foot, worn by coal-miners at their work.
  11. Hŏg'ger-el, n.p. 631A sheep of the second year; a hogget. Ash.
  12. Hŏg'ger-pŭmp, n.p. 631(Mining.) The top pump in the pit. Simmonds.
  13. 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.…
  14. Hŏg'get, n.p. 631A young boar of the second year. 2. A sheep or colt after it has passed its first year. Halliwell.
  15. Hŏg'ging-frāme, n.p. 631See HOG-FRAME.
  16. Hŏg'gish, a.p. 631Having the qualities of a hog; brutish; gluttonous; filthy; mean; selfish; swinish.
  17. Hŏg'gish-ly, adv.p. 631In a hoggish, gluttonous, or filthy manner; swinishly.
  18. Hŏg'gish-ness, n.p. 631Voracious greediness in eating; beastly filthiness; mean selfishness; swinishness.
  19. Hŏg'grel, n.p. 631A hoggerel. Surrey.
  20. Hŏg'-gŭm, n.p. 631(Bot.) A plant; the Rhus metopium of Jamaica.
  21. Hŏgh, n.p. 631A hill; a cliff. [Obs.] Spenser.
  22. Hŏg'-hērd, n.p. 631A keeper of swine. Browne.
  23. 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.
  24. Hō'go, n.p. 631High flavor; strong scent. [Law.] Halliwell.
  25. 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.
  26. Hŏg'-pĕn, n.p. 631A pen or sty for hogs.
  27. 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.
  28. Hŏg'-rĭng'er, n.p. 631One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs.
  29. Hŏg'-rŭb'ber, n.p. 631A coarse clown fit for such work as rubbing hogs. [Obs.] J. Webster.
  30. Hŏg's'-bēan, n.p. 631(Bot.) A plant; Hyoscy-amus niger, and other species of Hyoscyamus: henbane. Ainsworth.
  31. Hŏg's'-brēad, n.p. 631A certain plant. Ainsworth.
  32. Hŏg's'-fēn'nel, n.p. 631(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant; Peucedanum officinale, or sulphur-wort. Eng. Cyc.
  33. 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…
  34. Hŏg'-shēar'ing, n.p. 631Great ado about nothing. [Ludicrous and rare.]
  35. Hŏg'-skin, n.p. 631Leather tanned from the skins of swine.
  36. Hŏg's'-mŭsh'rōom, n.p. 631A certain plant. Ainsworth.
  37. Hŏg'steer, n.p. 631A wild boar of three years old. [Obs.]
  38. Hŏg'stȳ, n.p. 631A pen or inclosure for hogs.
  39. Hŏg'wash, n.p. 631The refuse matters of a kitchen or brewery, or like matter for swine; swill. Arbuthnot.
  40. Hŏg'-weed, n.p. 631(Bot.) A common weed; Ambrosia artemisiæfolia.
  41. Hōhl'spath, n.p. 631(Min.) The same as HOLLOW-SPAR.
  42. Hoi, v. i.p. 631See HAW.
  43. Hoi'den, n.p. 631A rude, bold girl; a romp. 2. A rude, bold man; a hobbledehoy. [Obs.] Milton.
  44. Hoi'den, a.p. 631Rude; bold; inelegant; rustic. Young.
  45. Hoi'den, v. i.p. 632To romp rudely or indecently. Swift.
  46. Hoi'den-ho͝od, n.p. 632State of being a hoiden.
  47. Hoi'den-ĭsh, a.p. 632Like, or appropriate to, a hoiden.
  48. Hoise, v. t.p. 632To hoist. [Obs.] Chapman. Shak.
  49. 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…
  50. 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…
  51. Hoist'ing-ēn'gîne, n.p. 632A stationary or portable steam-engine for actuating hoisting machinery.
  52. Hoit, v. i.p. 632To leap; to caper. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  53. 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!…
  54. Hōke'-day, n.p. 632The same as HOCK-DAY.
  55. Hō'ker-ly, adv.p. 632In a scornful manner; disdainfully. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  56. Hōl'cad, n.p. 632A large ship of burden in ancient Greece. Milford.
  57. Hōl'cus, n.p. 632(Bot.) A genus of perennial grasses; soft grass.
  58. Hōld, v. t.p. 632To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. The…
  59. Hōld, v. i.p. 632To keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed; as, (a.) Not to move; to halt; to stop; —mostly in the imperative. “And damned be he that first cries, ‘Hold! enough.’” Shak.…
  60. Hōld, n.p. 632The act of holding; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe;—often used with the verbs take and lay. Take fast hold of instruction. Prov. iv. 13. Rather thou…