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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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How'quā, a. p. 642Of, or pertaining to, a certain fine variety of tea.How'so, adv. p. 642Howsoever; however. [Obs.]How'so-ēv'er, adv. p. 642In what manner soever; to whatever degree; however. 2. Although; though; however. [Obs.] Shak.Hōx, v. t. p. 642To hough; to hamstring. See HOUGH. [Obs.] Shak.Hoy, n. p. 642(Naut.) A small vessel, usually rigged as a sloop, and employed in conveying passengers and goods from place to place on the sea-coast. The hoy went to London every week loaded with mackerel and…Hoy, interj. p. 642Hey! halloo!Hoy'man, n. p. 642One who navigates a hoy. Kneeland was . . . a common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire. Hobart.Hua-nä'co, n. p. 642The llama, a South American animal of about the size of a deer; Auchenia lama, or huanaco. It is found in herds on the Cordilleras, and hunted for the sake of its fleece, from which articles of…Hŭb, n. p. 642The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. 2. The hilt of a weapon; as, to drive a dagger into a body up to the hub. Halliwell. 3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction…Hŭb'ble-bŭb'ble, n. p. 642A tobacco-pipe so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise; hence its name. The natives of India use a cocoa-nut shell partly filled with water, having a mouth-piece…Hŭb'bŭb, n. p. 642A great noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar; riot.Hŭb'/hub-bōo', n. p. 642A howling.Hüb'by, a. p. 642Full of hubs or projecting protuberances; as, a road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby. [U. S.]Hŭck, v. i. p. 642To haggle in trading. [Obs.]Hŭck, n. p. 642A kind of river trout found in Germany.Hŭck'a-băck, n. p. 642A kind of linen with raised figures on it, used for table-cloths and towels.Hŭck'le, n. p. 642The hip. 2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip.Hŭck'le-băcked, a. p. 642Having round shoulders.Hŭck'le-bĕr'ry, n. p. 642(Bot.) (a.) A low branching shrub of the genus Vaccinium (V. resinosum), with very stiff and crooked branches, and producing a small, black, edible berry, of pleasant flavor. (b.) The fruit of this…Hück'le-bōne, n. p. 642The hip-bone.Hück'ster, n. p. 642A retailer of small articles, of provisions, nuts, and the like; a peddler; a hawker. 2. A mean, trickish fellow.Hück'ster, v. i. p. 642To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. Swift.Hŭck'ster-age, n. p. 642The business of a huckster; small dealings; piddling. “Ignoble hucksterage of piddling tithes.” Milton.Hŭck'stress, n. p. 642A female peddler.Hūd, n. p. 642The shell or hull of a nut. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Hŭd'dle, v. i. p. 642To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd. “The cattle huddled on the lea.” Tennyson. Huddling together on the public square…Hŭd'dle, v. t. p. 642To perform hastily, carelessly, and negligently; to hurry and slight. Let him forecast his work with timely care, Which else is huddled when the skies are fair. Dryden. 2. To put on; to do in haste…Hŭd'dle, n. p. 642A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together without order or regularity; tumult; confusion.Hŭd'dler, n. p. 642One who throws things into confusion; a bungler.Hū'di-brăs'tic, a. p. 642Similar in manner to Hudibras, or in the style of doggerel poetry.Hūe, n. p. 642Color; tint; dye. “Flowers of all hues.” Milton.Hūe, n. p. 642A shouting or vociferation. Hue and cry (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, and join in the pursuit till the malefactor…Hūed, a. p. 642Having a color. [Rare.] Chaucer.Hūe'less, a. p. 642Destitute of color. Hudibras.Hū'er, n. p. 642One who cries out or gives an alarm; especially, on the English shores, a man stationed on a high point to give notice to fishers as to the movement of shoals of fish. Carew.Hŭff, n. p. 643A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of disappointment and anger; a rage. “Left the place in a huff.” W. Irving. 2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance.…Hŭff, v. t. p. 643To swell; to enlarge; to puff up. Grew. 2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.Hŭff, v. i. p. 643To dilate or enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs. 2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to storm. This arrogant conceit made them huff at the doctrine of repentance. South. 3. To…Hŭff'-cāp, a. p. 643Huffy; swaggering. [Obs.] “Huff-cap terms and thundering threats.” Hall.Hŭff'er, n. p. 643A bully; a swaggerer; a blusterer.Hŭff'i-ness, n. p. 643The state of being huffy or puffed up; petulance. Hudibras.Hŭff'ish, a. p. 643Disposed to put on swelling, petulant, or bullying airs; arrogant. Johnson.Hŭff'ish-ly, adv. p. 643With arrogance or blustering.Hŭff'ish-ness, n. p. 643Arrogance; petulance; noisy bluster. Johnson.Hŭff'y, a. p. 643Puffed up; swelled; as, huffy bread. 2. Characterized by arrogance, bluster, or petulance; as, a huffy person.Hŭg, v. t. p. 643To press closely within the arms; to embrace closely; to clasp to the bosom; to grasp or gripe. “And hugged me in his arms.” Shak. 2. To embrace closely; to hold fast; to treat with fondness. We hug…Hŭg, v. i. p. 643To crowd together; to cuddle; as, to hug with swine. Shak.Hŭg, n. p. 643A close embrace; a clasp or gripe.Hūge, a. p. 643Very large or great; enormous; monstrous; immense; as, a huge mountain; a huge ox. 2. Extended; very great; carried to a high degree;—inelegantly applied to space, distance, and degree; as, a huge…Hūge'ly, adv. p. 643Very greatly; enormously; immensely. Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea? Shak.Hūge′ness, n. p. 643Enormous bulk or largeness; as, the hugeness of a mountain or of an elephant.Hūġe'oŭs, a. p. 643Huge. [Obs. and low.] “Hugeous length of trunk.” Byrom.Hŭg'ger, n. p. 643One who hugs or embraces.Hŭg'ger-mŭg'ger, n. p. 643Privacy; secrecy. [Colloq. and low.] Many things have been done in hugger-mugger in our day. Fuller.Hŭg'ger-mŭg'ger, a. p. 643Secret; clandestine; close; sly. 2. Confused; disorderly; poor; mean; contemptible; as, hugger-mugger doings; hugger-mugger condition.Hūg'gle, v. t. p. 643To hug; to clasp. [Obs.] Holland.Hū'gue-not, n. p. 643(Eccl. Hist.) A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the sixteenth century.Hū'gue-not-ism, n. p. 643The religion of the Huguenots in France.Hū'gy, a. p. 643Vast in size. [Obs.] Dryden.Huï'sher, n. p. 643An usher. [Obs.] See USHER. B. Jonson.