Webster's Dictionary 1828

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HARVESTER

H'ARVESTER, noun A reaper; a laborer in gathering grain.

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HARVESTING

H'ARVESTING, participle present tense Reaping and collecting, as ripe corn and other fruits.

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HASH

HASH, verb transitive [Eng. to hack. See Hack.] To chop into small pieces; to mince and mix; as, to hash meat.HASH, noun Minced meat, or a dish of meat and vegetables chopped in...

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HASK

HASK, noun A case made of rushes or flags. [Not used.]HAS'LET, noun [See Harslet.]

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HASLET

HAS'LET, noun The heart, liver, lights, etc. of a hog.

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HASP

H'ASP, noun1. A clasp that passes over a staple to be fastened by a padlock.2. A spindle to wind thread or silk on.H'ASP, verb transitive To shut or fasten with a hasp

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HASSOC

HAS'SOC, noun A thick mat or bass on which persons kneel in church.And knees and hassocs are well nigh divorc'd.

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HAST

HAST, the second person singular of have, I have, thou hast contracted from havest. It is used only in the solemn style.

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HASTATE

HAS'TATEHAS'TATED, adjective [Latin hastatus, from hasta, a spear.] In botany, spear-shaped; resembling the head of a halberd; triangular, hollowed at the base and on the sides,...

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HASTE

HASTE, noun1. Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals; never to other bodies. We never say, a ball...

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HASTED

HASTEDHASTEN, verb transitive To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate movement.I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Psalms 55:1.H...

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HASTENED

HASTENED, participle passive Moved rapidly; accelerated; urged with speed.

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HASTENER

HASTENER, noun One that hastens or urges forward.

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HASTENING

HASTENING, participle present tense Urging forward; pushing on; proceeding rapidly.That state is hastening to ruin, in which no difference is made between good and bad men.

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HASTILY

HASTILY, adverb [See Hasty.] In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.Half clothed, half naked, hastily retire.1. Rashly; precipitately; without due reflection.We has...

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HASTINESS

HASTINESS, noun Haste; speed; quickness or celerity in motion or action, as of animals.1. Rashness; heedless eagerness; precipitation. Our hastiness to engage in the war caused ...

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HASTING

HASTINGHASTING-PEAR, noun An early pear, called also green chissel.

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HASTINGS

HASTINGS, noun [from hasty.] Peas that come early.

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HASTIVE

HASTIVE, adjective Forward; early; as fruit. [Not much used.]

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HASTY

HASTY, adjective Quick; speedy; opposed to slow.Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Ecclesiastes 8:3.1. Eager precipitate; rash; opposed to deliberate.Seest thou a man that is ...

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HASTYPUDDING

HASTYPUDDING, noun A pudding made of the meal of maiz moistened with water and boiled, or of milk and flour boiled.

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HAT

HAT, noun1. A covering for the head; a garment made of different materials, and worn by men or women for defending the head from rain or heat, or for ornament. Hats for men are ...

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HATABLE

HA'TABLE, adjective [from hate.] That may be hated; odious.

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HATCH

HATCH, verb transitive1. To produce young from eggs by incubation, or by artificial heat. In Egypt, chickens are hatched by artificial heat.The partridge sitteth on eggs and hat...

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HATCHEL

HATCH'EL, noun An instrument formed with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleaning flax or hemp from the tow, hards or coarse part. The hatchel is a large species of comb.HAT...

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HATCHELED

HATCH'ELED, participle passive Cleansed by a hatchel; combed.

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HATCHELER

HATCH'ELER, noun One who uses a hatchel.