Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Hike (2)

Hike (?), v. i. To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. “If you persist in heaving and hiking like this.” Kipling.It's hike, ...

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Hike (3)

Hike, n. The act of hiking; a tramp; a march.With every hike there's a few laid out with their hands crossed. Scribner's Mag.

2244

Hilal

Hi″lal (?), a. Of or pertaining to a hilum.

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Hilar

Hi″lar (?), a.(Bot.) Belonging to the hilum.

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Hilarious

Hi‐la″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. hilaris, hilarus, Gr. �; cf. � gracious, kindly.] Mirthful; noisy; merry.

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Hilarity

Hi‐lar″i‐ty (?; 277), n. [L. hilaritas: cf. F. hilarité. See Hilarious.] Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. Goldsmith.☞ Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good...

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Hilary term

Hil″a‐ry term′ (?). Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month...

2249

Hilding

Hil″ding (?), n. [Prob. a corruption of hindling, dim. of hind, adj. Cf. Prov. E. hilderling, hinderling. See Hinderling.] A base, menial wretch. — a. Base; spiritless. Shak.

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Hile

Hile (?), v. t. To hide. See Hele. Chaucer.

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Hile (2)

Hile (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Hilum.

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Hill

Hill (?), n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d Holm.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of eart...

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Hill (2)

Hill (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hilling.] To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.Showing them how to plant and hi...

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Hilliness

Hill″i‐ness (?), n. The state of being hilly.

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Hilling

Hill″ing, n. The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.

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Hillock

Hill″ock (?), n. A small hill. Shak.

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Hillside

Hill″side′ (?), n. The side or declivity of a hill.

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Hilltop

Hill″top′ (?), n. The top of a hill.

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Hilly

Hill″y (?), a. 1. Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly country. “Hilly steep.” Dryden.2. Lofty; as, hilly empire. Beau. & Fl.

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Hilt

Hilt (?), n. [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G. hilze, Icel. hjalt.] 1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

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Hilted

Hilt″ed, a. Having a hilt; — used in composition; as, basket-hilted, cross-hilted.

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Hilum

Hi″lum (?), n. 1. (Bot.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; — called also hile.2. (Anat.) T...

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Hilus

‖Hi″lus (?), n.(Anat.) Same as Hilum, 2.

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Him

Him (?), pron. Them. See Hem. Chaucer.

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Him (2)

Him, pron. [AS. him, dat. of hē. √183. See He.] The objective case of he. See He.Him that is weak in the faith receive. Rom. xiv. 1.Friends who have given him the most sympathy....

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Himalayan

Hi‐ma″la‐yan (?), a. [Skr. himālaya, prop., the abode of snow.] Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, the great mountain chain in Hindostan.

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Himpne

Himp″ne (?), n. A hymn. Chaucer.

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Himself

Him‐self″ (?), pron. 1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; — used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the pred...