Hounding
Hound″ing, n. 1. The act of one who hounds.2. (Naut.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Houp
Houp (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Hoopoe.
Hour
Hour (?), n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. �, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of th...
Hourglass
Hour″glass′ (?), n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a qu...
Houri
Hou″ri (?), n.; pl.Houris (#). [Per. hūrī, hūrā, hūr; akin to Ar. hūr, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.] A nymph of paradise; — so called by the Mohammedans.
Hourly
Hour″ly (?), a. Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual.In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. Sharp.
Hourly (2)
Hour″ly, adv. Every hour; frequently; continually.Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.
Hours
Hours (?), n. pl. [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. �). See Hour.] (Myth.) Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours,Fair Venus' train, ...
Housage
Hous″age (?), n. [From House.] A fee for keeping goods in a house. Chambers.
House
House (?), n.; pl.Houses (#). [OE. hous, hus, AS. h�s; akin to OS. & OFries. h�s, D. huis, OHG. h�s, G. haus, Icel. h�s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh�s, house of God, temple; ...
House (2)
House (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Housed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Housing.] [AS. h�sian.] 1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the w...
House (3)
House, v. i. 1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.You shall not house with me. Shak.2. (Astrol.) To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8....
Housebote
House″bote′ (?), n. [House + bote.] (Law) Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote.
Housebreaker
House″break′er (?), n. One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
Housebreaking
House″break′ing, n. The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a ho...
Housebuilder
House″build′er (?), n. One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
Housecarl
House″carl′ (?), n. [OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl.] (Eng. Archæol.) A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.
Household
House″hold′ (?), n. 1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.And calls, without affecting airs,His household twice a day to prayers. Swift.2. A line of ancest...
Household (2)
House″hold′, a. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.Household bread, bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread tha...
Householder
House″hold′er (?), n. The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family.Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant. Macaulay.Compou...
Housekeeper
House″keep′er (?), n. 1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke.2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping hou...
Housekeeping
House″keep′ing, n. 1. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.3. Hospitality; a liberal and...
Housekeeping (2)
House″keep′ing, a. Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.
Housel
Hou″sel (?), n. [OE. housel, husel, AS. hūsel; akin to Icel. hūsl, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.] The eucharist. Rom. of R.Tennyson.
Housel (2)
Hou″sel, v. t. [AS. hūslian.] To administer the eucharist to. Chaucer.
Houseleek
House″leek′ (?), n. [House + leek.] (Bot.) A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old...
Houseless
House″less, a. Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer.