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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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Hŏt'-wĕll, n. p. 640(Low-pressure or Condensing Steam-engines.) A receptacle for the hot water drawn from the condenser by the air-pump. This water is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot-well by the…Hou'dàh, n. p. 641See HOWDAH.Hōugh, n. p. 641(a.) The joint on the hind leg of a quadruped, between the knee and fetlock, and which corresponds to the ankle-joint in man. (b.) That part of the leg between the leg-bone (tibia) and the…Hōugh, v. t. p. 641To disable by cutting the sinews of the ham; to hamstring. 2. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.]Hou'let, n. p. 641An owl. See HOWLET.Hōult, n. p. 641See HOLT.Hound, n. p. 641A dog; properly, one which hunts by the scent of game; as, a fox-hound; a blood-hound, and the like; but often used more generally of any dog used for the purpose of hunting; as, a greyhound. 2.…Hound, v. t. p. 641To set on the chase; to incite, as a hound, to pursuit. He who only lets loose a greyhound out of the slip, is said to hound him at the hare. Bramhall. 2. To hunt; to chase. L'Estrange. 3. To urge…Hound'-fish, n. p. 641(Ichth.) A fish of the shark family. The smooth hound-fish is the Mustelus lævis, which is esteemed delicate food in the Hebrides.Hound’s’-tōngue, n. p. 641(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cynoglossum; — so called from the shape of its leaves.Houp, n. p. 641The same as Hoopoo. [Obs.]Hour, n. p. 641The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. 2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours, minutes, &c., and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? at what hour shall we meet? 3. Fixed…Hour'-ăn'gle, n. p. 641(Astron.) The angle between the hour-circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place.Hour'-cîr'cle, n. p. 641(Astron.) (a). Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles; especially, one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the pole, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15°, or…Hour'-glass, n. p. 641An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour, consisting of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies…Hour'-hānd, n. p. 641The hand or index which shows the hour on a chronometer.Hour'i, n. p. 641A nymph of paradise; — so called by the Mohammedans.Hour'-line, n. p. 641(Astron.) A line indicating the hour. 2. (Dialing.) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the projection of an hour-circle on a plane.Hour'ly, a. p. 641Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated. Observe the waning moon with hourly view. Dryden. We must live in hourly expectation of having the troops recalled.…Hour'ly, adv. p. 641Every hour; frequently; continually. Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.Hour'-plāte, n. p. 641The plate of a clock or other timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. Locke.Hous'age, n. p. 641A fee for keeping goods in a house. [Obs.] Chambers.House, n. p. 641A building intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling-place, mansion, or abode for any of the…House, v. t. p. 641To admit to residence; to harbor. [Obs.] Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sidney. 2. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood…House, v. i. p. 641To take shelter or lodgings; to abide; to dwell; to reside. “To house with darkness and with death.” Milton. 2. To have an astrological station in the heavens. “Where Saturn houses.” Dryden.House'-bōat, n. p. 641(Naut.) A covered boat.House'-bōte, n. p. 641(Law.) A sufficient allowance of wood to which a tenant is entitled for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called fire-bote. Craig. Washburn. Cowell.House'-break'er, n. p. 641One who breaks open and enters a house with a felonious intent.House'-break'ing, n. p. 641The act of breaking open and entering a house with a felonious purpose. ☞ If the crime is committed at night, it is called burglary.House'-cārl, n. p. 641See CARL.House'-dōg, n. p. 641A dog kept to guard the house.House'hōld, n. p. 641Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family. I baptized also the household of Stephanas. 1 Cor. i. 16. 2. Family life; domestic management. Shak.House'hōld, a. p. 641Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. Household bread, bread made in the house or family; domestic or common bread, or that which is not of the…House'hōld-er, n. p. 641The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. “Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant.” Macaulay.House'keep-er, n. p. 641One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke. 2. A female servant who has the chief care of the family, and superintends the other servants. 3.…House'keep-ing, a. p. 641Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.House'keep-ing, n. p. 641The family state in a dwelling; care of domestic concerns; management of home affairs. 2. Hospitality; a plentiful and hospitable table; provisions. Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry?…Hous'el, n. p. 641The eucharist; the sacred bread. [Obs.] Tennyson.Hous'el, v. t. p. 641To give or receive the eucharist. [Obs.]House'-lămb, n. p. 641A lamb kept in a house for fatting.House'leek, n. p. 641(Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life. Eng. Cyc.House'less, a. p. 641Destitute of a house or habitation; without shelter; as, the houseless child of want.House′line, n. p. 641(Naut.) A small line formed of three strands, smaller than rope-yarn, used for seizings, and the like;—called also housing. Totten.House'ling, a. p. 641The same as HOUSLING.House'-māid, n. p. 641A female servant employed to work in a house.House'-pĭg'eon, n. p. 641A tame pigeon. Gregory.House'-rōōm, n. p. 641Room or place in a house.House'-wārm'ing, n. p. 641A feast or merry-making at the time a family enters a new house. Johnson.House'wīfe, n. p. 641The mistress of a family; the wife of a householder; a female manager of domestic affairs. He a good husband, a good housewife she. — Dryden. 2. A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and…House'wīfe or House'wīve, v. t. p. 641To manage with skill and economy; to husband, as a female. Conferrèd those moneys on the nuns, which they have well housewived. Fuller.House'wīfe-ly, a. p. 641Pertaining to the mistress of a family, or to female management of home affairs; like a housewife. “A good sort of woman, lady-like and housewifely.” W. Scott.House'wife-ry, n. p. 641The business of the mistress of a family; female business in the economy of a family; female management of domestic concerns.House'wright, n. p. 641An architect who builds houses. Fotherby.Hous'ing, p. a. p. 641Warped; crooked, as a brick.Hous'ing, n. p. 641Cover or cloth over or under a horse's saddle used for cleanliness, or as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddle-cloth; a horse-cloth. 2. A covering or protection to any thing, as to a vessel…Hous'ling, a. p. 642Sacramental; as, housling fire, used in the ceremony of marriage. [Obs.] Spenser.Houss, n. p. 642A covering. [Obs.] Dryden.Hōve, imp. p. 642of heave.Hōve, v. t. p. 642To heave; to raise. [Obs.] Spenser.Hōve, v. i. p. 642To hover around; to remain near; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] Spenser.