Webster's Dictionary 1913

2971

Hoosier State

Hoo″sier State. Indiana; — a nickname of obscure origin.

2972

Hoot

Hoot (ho͞ot), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Hooted; p. pr. & vb. n.Hooting.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. ...

2973

Hoot (2)

Hoot, v. t. To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with derisive shouts.Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat. Swift.

2974

Hoot (3)

Hoot, n. 1. A derisive cry or shout. Glanvill.2. The cry of an owl.Hoot owl(Zoöl.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.

2975

Hoove

Hoove (?), n. [Allied to heave, hove.] A disease in cattle consisting in inflammation of the stomach by gas, ordinarily caused by eating too much green food; tympany; bloating.

2976

Hooven

{ Hoov″en (?), Ho″ven (?), } a. Affected with hoove; as, hooven, or hoven, cattle.

2977

Hop

Hop (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Hopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hopping (?).] [OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. hüpfen....

2978

Hop (2)

Hop, n. 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.Hop, skip (orstep), and jump, a game or athletic sp...

2979

Hop (3)

Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.] 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus...

2980

Hop (4)

Hop, v. t. To impregnate with hops. Mortimer.

2981

Hop (5)

Hop, v. i. To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]

2982

Hop-o'-my-thumb

{ Hop″–o'–my–thumb″ (?), Hop″–thumb″ }, n. A very diminutive person. liwell.

2983

Hop-thumb (2)

Hop″–thumb′ (?), n. See Hop-o'-my-thumb.

2984

Hopbine

{ Hop″bine′ (?), Hop″bind′ (?), } n. The climbing stem of the hop. Blackstone.

2985

Hope

Hope (?), n. [Cf. Icel. hōp a small bay or inlet.] 1. A sloping plain between mountain ridges.2. A small bay; an inlet; a haven. Jamieson.

2986

Hope (2)

Hope, n. [AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under Forlorn.] 1. A desire of some good, accomp...

2987

Hope (3)

Hope, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Hoped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hoping.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hopp�, Dan. haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd Hope.] 1. To entertain or indulge hope; to c...

2988

Hope (4)

Hope (?), v. t. 1. To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtain...

2989

Hopeful

Hope″ful (?), a. 1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant.Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. Hooker.2. Having qua...

2990

Hopeite

Hope″ite (?), n. [Named after Professor Hope, of Edinburgh.] (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of zinc in transparent prismatic crystals.

2991

Hopeless

Hope″less, a. 1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shak.2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; ...

2992

Hoper

Hop″er (?), n. One who hopes. Swift.

2993

Hopingly

Hop″ing‐ly, adv. In a hopeful manner. Hammond.

2994

Hoplite

Hop″lite (?), n. [Gr. �, fr. � tool, weapon: cf. F. hoplite.] (Gr. Antiq.) A heavy-armed infantry soldier. Milford.

2995

Hopped

Hopped (?), p. a. Impregnated with hops.

2996

Hopper

Hop″per (?), n. [See 1st Hop.] 1. One who, or that which, hops.2. A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel-shaped with an opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding...

2997

Hopperdozer

Hop″per‐doz′er (?), n. [Hopper (as in grasshopper) + doze or dose; because conceived as putting insects to sleep or as dosing them with poison.] (Agric.) An appliance for the de...