Hatch (4)
Hatch, n. 1. The act of hatching.2. Development; disclosure; discovery. Shak.3. The chickens produced at once or by one incubation; a brood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Hatch, n. 1. The act of hatching.2. Development; disclosure; discovery. Shak.3. The chickens produced at once or by one incubation; a brood.
Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. hæc, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. häck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of...
Hatch, v. t. To close with a hatch or hatches.'T were not amiss to keep our door hatched. Shak.
Hatch″–boat′ (hăch″bōt′), n.(Naut.) A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable hatches; — used mostly in the fisheries.
Hatch″el (–ĕl; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. häkla, and prob. to E. hook. See Hook, and cf. Hackle, Heckle.] An instrument with lon...
Hatch″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hatcheled or Hatchelled (–ĕld); p. pr. & vb. n.Hatcheling or Hatchelling.] [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen, G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. h...
Hatch″el‐er (–ẽr), n. One who uses a hatchel.
Hatch″er (–ẽr), n. 1. One who hatches, or that which hatches; a hatching apparatus; an incubator.2. One who contrives or originates; a plotter.A great hatcher and breeder of bus...
Hatch″er‐y (–y̆), n. A house for hatching fish, etc.
Hatch″et (–ĕt), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax. See 1st Hatch, Hash.] 1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.2. Specifically, a tomahawk.Buried was the b...
{ Hatch″et‐tine (hăch″ĕt‐tĭn), Hatch″et‐tite (–tĭt), } n. [Named after the discoverer, Charles Hatchett.] (Min.) Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly of...
Hatch″ing, n. [See 1st Hatch.] A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or les...
Hatch″ment (–ment), n. [Corrupt. fr. achievement.]1. (Her.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased person are temporarily displayed, — usually on the walls of his dw...
Hatch″ure (–ū̍r; 135), n. Same as Hachure.
Hatch″way′ (–wā′), n. A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a cellar.
Hate (hāt), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hated; p. pr. & vb. n.Hating.] [OE. haten, hatien, AS. hatian; akin to OS. hatan, hatōn to be hostile to, D. haten to hate, OHG. hazzēn, hazzōn, G...
Hate, n. [OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G. hass, Icel. hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. Hate, v.] Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befa...
Hate″ful (–fụl), a. 1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.And worse than death, to view with hateful eyesHis rival's conquest. Dryden.2. Exciting or deserving gre...
Hat″el (hāt″ĕl), a. Hateful; detestable.
Hat″er (hāt″ẽr), n. One who hates.An enemy to God, and a hater of all good. Sir T. Browne.
Hath (hăth), 3d pers. sing. pres. of Have, contracted from haveth. Has.
Hat″less (hăt″lĕs), a. Having no hat.
Hat″rack′ (hăt″răk′), n. A hatstand; hattree.
Ha″tred (hā″trĕd), n. [OE. hatred, hatreden. See Hate, and cf. Kindred.] Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the mind awakened by something regarded as evil....
Hat″stand′ (hăt″stănd′), n. A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to hang hats, etc.
Hat″te (hät″te), pres. & imp. sing. & pl. of Hote, to be called. See Hote. Chaucer.A full perilous place, purgatory it hatte. Piers Plowman.
Hat″ted (hăt″tĕd), a. Covered with a hat.