Webster's Dictionary 1828

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HAUNCE

HANCE, HAUNCE for enhance. [See Enhance.]

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HAUNCH

H'AUNCH, noun1. The hip; that part of the body of man and of quadrupeds, which lies between the last ribs and the thigh.2. The rear; the hind part. [Not used.]

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HAUNT

H'AUNT, verb transitive1. To frequent; to resort to much or often, or to be much about; to visit customarily.Celestial Venus haunts Idalia's groves.2. To come to frequently; to ...

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HAUNTED

H'AUNTED, participle passive Frequently visited or resorted to, especially by apparitions.1. Troubled by frequent visits.

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HAUNTER

H'AUNTER, noun One who frequents a particular place, or is often about it.

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HAUNTING

H'AUNTING, participle present tense Frequenting; visiting often; troubling with frequent visits.

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HAUST

HAUST, noun A dry cough.

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HAUTBOY

HAUTBOY, noun ho'boy. A wind instrument, somewhat resembling a flute, but widening towards the bottom, and sounded through a reed. The treble is two feet long. The tenor goes a ...

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HAUTEUR

HAUTEUR, noun Pride, haughtiness; insolent manner or spirit.

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HAUYNE

HAUYNE, noun A mineral, called by Hauy latialite, occurring in grains or small masses, and also in groups of minute, shining crystals. Its color is blue, of various shades. It i...

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HAVE

HAVE, verb transitive hav. preterit tense and participle passive had. Present, I have thou hast, he has; we, ye, they, have [Latin habeo.]1. To possess; to hold in possession or...

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HAVELESS

HAVELESS, adjective hav'les. Having little or nothing. [Not in use.]

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HAVEN

HA'VEN, noun ha'vn.1. A harbor; a port; a bay, recess or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river which affords good anchorage and a safe station for ships; any place in which ...

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HAVENER

HA'VENER, noun The overseer of a port; a harbor-master. [Not used.]

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HAVER

HAV'ER, noun One who has or possesses; a possessor; a holder. [Little used.]HAV'ER, noun [Latin avena.] Oats; a word of local use in the north of England; as haverbread, oaten b...

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HAVERSACK

HAV'ERSACK, noun A soldier's knapsack.

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HAVING

HAV'ING, participle present tense [from have.] Possessing; holding in power or possession; containing; gaining; receiving; taking.HAV'ING, noun Possession; goods; estate. [Not i...

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HAVOCK

HAV'OCK, noun Waste; devastation; wide and general destruction.Ye gods! what havock does ambition make Among your works.--AddisonAs for Saul, he made havock of the church. Acts ...

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HAW

HAW, noun1. The berry and seed of the hawthorn, that is, hedge-thorn.2. A small piece of ground adjoining a house; a small field; properly, an inclosed piece of land, from hedge...

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HAWFINCH

HAW'FINCH, noun A bird, a species of Loxia.

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HAWHAW

HAW'HAW, noun [duplication of haw, a hedge.] A fence or bank that interrupts an alley or walk, sunk between slopes and not perceived till approached.

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HAWING

HAW'ING, participle present tense Speaking with a haw, or with hesitation.

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HAWK

HAWK, noun A genus of fowls, the Falco, of many species, having a crooked beak, furnished with a cere at the base, a cloven tongue, and the head thick set with feathers. Most of...

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HAWKED

HAWK'ED, participle passive Offered for sale by outcry in the street.1. Crooked; curving like a hawk's bill.

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HAWKER

HAWK'ER, noun One who offers goods for sale by outcry in the street; a peddlar.1. A falconer.

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HAWKEYED

HAWK'EYED, adjective Having acute sight; discerning.

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HAWKING

HAWK'ING, participle present tense Catching wild birds by hawks.1. Making an effort to discharge phlegm.2. Offering for sale in the street by outcry.HAWK'ING, noun The exercise ...