Hoker
Ho″ker (?), n. [AS. hōcor.] Scorn; derision; abusive talk. — Ho″ker‐ly, adv.Chaucer.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Hol
Hol (?), a. [See Whole.] Whole. Chaucer.
Holarctic
Hol″arc‐tic (?), a. [Holo- + arctic.] Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif. (Zoögeography), designating a realm or region including the northern parts of the O...
Holaspidean
Hol′as‐pid″e‐an (?), a. [Holo- + Gr.�, �, shield.] (Zoöl.) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; — said of certain birds.
Holcad
Hol″cad (?), n. [Gr. ολκἄσ, -άδοσ, a ship which is towed, a ship of burden, fr. ἔλκειν to draw. Gf. Hulk.] A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece. Mitford.
Hold
Hold (?), n. [D. hol hole, hollow. See Hole.] (Naut.) The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.
Hold (2)
Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Held (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Holding. Holden (�), p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hote...
Hold (3)
Hold, v. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; — mostly in the imperative.And damned be hi...
Hold (4)
Hold (?), n. 1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; — often used with th...
Hold (5)
Hold, v. t. — To hold up. To stop in order to rob, often with the demand to hold up the hands.
Holdback
Hold″back′ (?), n. 1. Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.The only holdback is the affection... that we bear to our wealth. Hammond.2. The projection or loop on the thill of a...
Holder
Hold″er, (�) n. One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
Holder (2)
Hold″er, n. 1. One who, or that which, holds.2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.3. (Com.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who ...
Holder-forth
Hold″er–forth′ (?), n. One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. Addison.
Holdfast
Hold″fast′ (?), n. 1. Something used to secure and hold in place something else, as a long flat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp, etc.; hence, a support. “His hold...
Holding
Hold″ing, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.3. That which holds, binds, or influences. Burke.4. Th...
Hole
Hole (hōl), a. Whole. Chaucer.
Hole (2)
Hole, n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern, from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan. huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. hål, Icel. hola; prob. from the root of ...
Hole (3)
Hole (?), v. t. [AS. holian. See Hole, n.] 1. To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars. Chapman.2. To drive into a hole, as...
Hole (4)
Hole, v. i. To go or get into a hole. B. Jonson.
Hole (5)
Hole, n.(Games) (a) A small cavity used in some games, usually one into which a marble or ball is to be played or driven; hence, a score made by playing a marble or ball into su...
Hole in the air
Hole in the air. (Aëronautics) = Air hole, above.
Holethnic
Hol‐eth″nic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race.The holethnic history of the Arians. London Academy.
Holethnos
Hol‐eth″nos (?), n. [Holo + Gr. � race.] A parent stock or race of people, not yet divided into separate branches or tribes.
Holibut
Hol″i‐but (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Halibut.
Holidam
Hol″i‐dam (?), n. See Halidom.
Holiday
Hol″i‐day (?), n. [Holy + day.] 1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday.2. A day of ...