• HAT
n. 1. 1869 sl. – an office or occupation symbolized (as if) by the wearing of a hat
n. 2. 1894 Eng. dial. – a small clump or ring of trees; any small irregular mass of trees
n. 3. E19 Brit. & US sl. – a sexually loose woman
n. 4. E19 sl. – an old prostitute; a prostitute of long standing
n. 5. M20 US sl. – a homosexual male, esp. a catamite
• HAT AND CAP
n. E20 US rhyming sl. for ‘clap’ – gonorrhea
• HAT-BAT
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a bat
• HAT-BIRRET
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the brim or edge of a hat or cap
• HAT-BRINKS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the brim or edge of a hat or cap
• HAT-BRUARTS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the brim or edge of a hat or cap
• HATCH
n. 1. 1688 obs. – a knot
n. 2. 1704 obs. – a hatchet
n. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a tear in a garment caused by catching it on some projecting object
n. 4. Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a hen-coop
n. 5. 1914 Amer. dial. – a jail, a prison; a police station
vb. 1. 1733 obs. – to cough
vb. 2. 19C Eng. & Amer. dial. – to give birth; to give birth to; to carry an unborn child; to be born
vb. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to tear a thing by catching it on something
vb. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to prepare for; to develop a disease
• HATCHED ON A FENCE POST
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – illegitimate
• HATCHEL
n. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a hatchet
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – a mean, bad-tempered person
vb. 1. 1800 Amer. dial. – to bother, to annoy; to call to account
vb. 2. 1833 rare – to harass, to worry
vb. 3. Bk1902 Sc. – to shake in crying
• HATCHET
n. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. – a low garden gate
n. 2. 1949 Amer. dial. – an uneducated, part-time lay preacher, generally rather poor
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – one’s wife
• HATCHET BLOW
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – the navel
• HATCHET-FACE
n. 1. 1650-66 – a narrow and very sharp face
n. 2. 1903 Amer. dial. – a person having along, narrow face with sharp features
• HATCHET-FACED
adj. a1700 – having a narrow, sharp face
• HATCHET JOB
n. 1944 sl. – a fierce and unwanted verbal attack on someone or something, esp. in print, and esp. one intended to ruin their reputation
• HATCHET LEG
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a crooked or misshapen leg
• HATCHET-LEGGED
adj. 1970 Amer. dial. – having crooked or misshapen legs
• HATCHET MAN
n. 1. 1880 sl. – orig. a hired Chinese assassin in the US; later, a professional killer
n. 2. 1952 sl. – someone who criticizes with great severity, esp. in order to destroy a reputation
• HATCHETY
adj. 1851 – of the face: thin and sharp
• HATCHING DRESS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a maternity dress
• HATCHING JACKET
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a maternity blouse or dress
• HATCH, MATCH, AND DISPATCH COLUMN
n. 1883 Amer. & journalistic sl. – the birth, marriage, and death announcements in the press
• HATCH OUT
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. – to give birth; to give birth to; to carry an unborn child; to be born
• HATCHWAY
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the female genitals
• HATE
n. 1. 1826 Amer. dial. – a whit, a jot, the smallest thing; a small amount
n. 2. 1915 Brit. sl. – an artillery bombardment
• HATEABLE
adj. 1899 Sc. – hateful, odious
• HATEFUL
adj. 1954 Amer. dial. – stubborn, obstinate
n. 1913 Amer. dial. – an obnoxious or vexatious person or animal
• HATEL
adj. a850 obs. – full of hatred; malignant, hostile; severe, cruel; fierce, bitter
n. a1300 obs. – anger; outburst of hatred
• HATELICH
adj. c893 obs. – malignant, hostile; hateful
• HATE-LIGHT
adj. 1583 obs. – that hates or shuns light
• HATELY
adj. 1854 Eng. dial. – bad-tempered, hateful; showing hate
adv. c1000 obs. – fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully
• HATE OUT
vb. 1824 Amer. dial. – to drive away by hostility
• HATER
n. a1225 obs. – a garment, a vestment
vb. a1300 obs. – to clothe, to attire
• HATERELL
n. c1440 obs. rare – ? a garment
• HATERING
n. c1200 obs. – clothing
• HATERS
n. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – clothes, clothing collectively
• HATERY
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – dishevelled, entangled
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a confused jumble
• HATESOME
adj. 1382 obs. – hateful
• HATE SOMEONE’S GUTS
vb. 1918 colloq. – to dislike strongly
• HATESUM
adj. 1513 Sc. & Eng. dial. – unkind, hateful, hated
• HAT-FLIPE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the brim or edge of a hat or cap
• HATFUL
n. 1686 – a considerable quantity
• HATHA!
int. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – hark, listen!
• HATHEL
n. a1300 obs. – a noble, a man of worth; man
• HAT HOLDER
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a person’s head
• HAT-HOMAGE
n. 1851 – reverence shown by removing the hat; used among the early Quakers
• HAT-HONOUR
n. 1669 obs. – reverence shown by removing the hat; used among the early Quakers
• HAT IT UP
vb. 1971 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart
• HATOUS
adj. c1470 obs. rare – hateful, odious
• HAT-PEG
n. B1900 sl. – the head
• HATRACK
n. 1. World War I Amer. sl. – a horse in poor condition
n. 2. 1935 Amer. dial. – an old, thin cow; a scraggy animal
n. 3. 1942 sl. – the head
n. 4. 1965 Amer. dial. – a thin or scrawny person
• HAT-RESPECT
n. 1669 obs. – reverence shown by removing the hat
• HATRESS
n. 1892 nonce word – a woman who hates
• HATRY
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – dishevelled, entangled
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a confused jumble
• HAT-SHAKER
n. 1698 obs. – a standing piece of furniture for hats to be hung on; a hat-stand
• HATTER
n. 1. 1835 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a jumble, a confused crowd; a knot or tangle
n. 2. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – an eccentric loner; orig., a miner who lives alone
vb. 1. c1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to bruise with blows; to batter the edge or face of, to erode
vb. 2. 1687 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – to harass, to vex, to ill-treat; to wear out, to exhaust with fatigue or drudgery
vb. 3. 1870 Eng. dial. – to shake; to shake up as on a rough road
vb. 4. Bk1902 Sc. – to be in a confused but moving state
vb. 5. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to fret, to make a fuss
vb. 6. Bk1902 Sc. – to gather, to collect in crowds
vb. 7. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot
vb. 8. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to speak thick and confusedly
• HATTER-CROPPER
n. 1742 Eng. dial. – a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person
• HATTERED
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – badly treated; exhausted, wearied
• HATTEREL
n. 1. 1823 Sc. & N. Ireland – a large quantity; a miscellaneous collection, a jumble
n. 2. 1892 Sc. – a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another
n. 3. Bk1898 N. Ireland – a scar with a rough surface
• HATTERING
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – harassing, tiring
• HATTERN
n. 1876 Eng. dial. – clothes, clothing of all kinds, clothing collectively
• HATTERS!
int. c1460 – an asseveration
• HATTERY
n. 1823 – hats collectively; a hat manufactory
• HATTIR
adj. 1513 Sc. obs. rare – of maple
• HATTLE
adj. 1691 Eng. dial. – wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow
• HATTLE-TEMPERED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – quick-tempered, touchy
• HATTOCK
adj. 1501 Sc. obs. – a little hat
• HATTREL
n. 1. a1325 obs. – the crown of the head; also, the nape of the neck; the neck
n. 2. 1823 Sc. – a large quantity; a miscellaneous collection, a jumble
• HAT UP
int. 1971 Amer. dial. – used to urge one to leave
vb. 1. 1968 Amer. dial. – to leave or depart, often hurriedly
vb. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – to run fast
• HATURE
n. 1538 obs. rare – hatred
• HAT-WORSHIP
n. 1742 obs. – reverence shown by removing the hat
• HAUCHAL
n. 1891 Sc. – a deformed or crippled person
• HAUCHAN
n. Bk1902 Sc. – the mucus or phlegm expelled in clearing the throat
• HAUCHEE-PAUCHEE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – potatoes when boiled to a mash
• HAUCHLE
vb. 1895 Sc. & N. Ireland – to walk lamely or with difficulty; to hobble, to drag the feet along the ground
• HAUCHLIN
adj. 1. Bk1902 Sc. – hobbling, limping, shambling
adj. 2. Bk1902 Sc. – slovenly
• HAUD
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a squall
• HAUEN
n. 1854 Eng. dial. – a harbour, a haven
• HAUFISH
adj. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. – reluctant, undecided
• HAUGHT
adj. 1. 1430-40 arch. – high in one’s own estimation; bearing oneself loftily; haughty
adj. 2. c1460 obs. – high
adj. 3. a1470 obs. – of exalted character, esp. in the matter of courage; high-minded, noble; lofty
adj. 4. 1470-85 obs. – of exalted rank or station; high-born, noble
• HAUGHTURE
n. a1628 – loftiness of manner or bearing; haughtiness of demeanour
• HAUGHTY
adj. 1570 obs. – high, lofty
• HAUGHTY WEATHER
n. 1787 Eng. dial. obs. – windy weather
• HAUGULL
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a cold damp wind blowing from the sea during summer
• HAUGULLIN’
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – of the weather: drizzling, cold and damp
• HAUHT
n. c1200 obs. – peril, risk
• HAUKUM-PLAUKUM
adj. 1825 Sc. – equal in every way
• HAUL
n. 1. 1896 Sc. – a large quantity or amount
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a small inlet or recess into which boats from the beach are drawn up for safety
vb. 1. 1666 obs. rare – to search or examine thoroughly
vb. 2. 1678 obs. exc. Amer. dial. – to worry, to torment, to pester
vb. 3. 1708 Eng. dial. – to carry on the trade of a carrier, to cart, to carry
vb. 4. 1769 – of the wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift, to veer
vb. 5. 1795 – to bring up for a reprimand; to call to account
vb. 6. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to shout
vb. 7. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to throw
• HAUL ABOARD ONE’S LAND-TACKS
vb. 1823 nautical sl. – to go ashore
• HAUL ABOUT
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. – of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift
• HAUL ASHES
vb. c1938 Amer. sl. – to leave, to stir, to go
• HAUL ASS
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to move fast, to travel rapidly
• HAUL BOTTOM
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly
• HAUL BUGGY
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly
• HAUL-DEVIL
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a clergyman
• HAULIER
n. 1789 Eng. dial. – a person whose business is to do ‘hauling’ with horse and cart for hire; a carrier, a carter
• HAULING-HOME
n. 1867 Ireland – the bringing home of the bride; the wedding day
• HAUL LOOSE
vb. 1969 Amer. dial. – to get busy and get some specific job done
• HAULLY
n. 1792 Sc. obs. – rough handling
• HAUL OFF
vb. 1858 Amer. dial. – of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift
• HAUL ONE’S ASHES
vb. 1. 1906 Amer. sl. – usually of a man: to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. after a period of abstinence
vb. 2. 1963 Amer. dial. – to be sexually satisfied
vb. 3. 1964 Amer. sl. – to leave, to stir, to go
• HAUL ONE’S FREIGHT
vb. 1938 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly
• HAUL ONE’S LAND-TACKSABOARD
vb. 1823 nautical sl. – to go ashore
• HAUL ONE’S WIND
vb. 1867 – to change one’s course of action
• HAUL OUT
vb. 1866 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart
• HAUL OVER THE COALS
vb. 1795 sl. – to reprimand
• HAUL PORK
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to travel rapidly
• HAUL ROUND
vb. 1864 Amer. dial. – of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift
• HAUL TAIL
vb. 1940 Amer. dial. – to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly
• HAUL THE MAIL
vb. 1935 Amer. sl. – to run or travel rapidly
• HAUL UP
vb. 1865 sl. – to bring someone before a judge or other person in authority in order to answer a charge; to arrest or charge someone
• HAUL UPON THE RIGHT TOW
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to say the right thing
• HAUM
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt
• HAUMGOBBARD
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a silly, clownish fellow
• HAUNA!
int. 1967 Hawaii – said when one smells a very bad odour
• HAUNCH
vb. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to throw
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to fondle, to pet
• HAUNGE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to hover about waiting to seize anything that turns up
• HAUNT
n. 1. c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – habit, wont, custom, usage
n. 2. c1386 obs. – habitual practice or use of anything
n. 3. 1500-20 obs. – companionship, society, company
n. 4. 1869 Amer. dial. – a ghost or spirit
vb. 1. c1230 obs. – to practice habitually, familiarly, or frequently
vb. 2. a1300 obs. – to be wont or accustomed
vb. 3. a1340 – to use or employ habitually or frequently
• HAUNTED
adj. a1325 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. – practiced; used, habituated, or accustomed to a course; wonted
• HAUNTINGLY
adv. c1440 obs. – often, frequently, customarily
• HAUNTSKIP
n. 1871 Sc. – a place of resort
• HAUNTY
adj. 1. 1671 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – unruly, wanton, restive
adj. 2. 1721 Eng. dial. – full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses)
adj. 3. 1965 Amer. dial. – haunted
• HAUP
vb. 1827 Sc. obs. – to limp
• HAUPS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a tall, awkward person
• HAURRAGE
n. 1824 Sc. – a blackguard crew of people
• HAURY
adj. 1. 1818 Sc. – misty, foggy
adj. 2. 1822 Sc. – of wind: cold, piercing
• HAUSE
n. 1721 Sc. – the throat, the gullet, the windpipe
vb. 1. c1500 obs. – to raise, to exalt, to hoist
vb. 2. 1829 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms
vb. 3. 1851 Eng. dial. – to prepare; to attempt, to try; to offer
• HAUSFRAU
n. 1919 Amer. dial.. occasionally derogatory – a housewife
• HAUSIBLE
adj. 1656 obs. rare – ‘that may be drawn or emptied’
• HAUSSMANNIZE
vb. 1865 – to open out, widen, and straighten streets, and generally rebuild (after the fashion in which Baron Haussman [1853-1870] rebuilt a great part of Paris)
• HAUST
vb. 1542 obs. – to draw in, to drink up, to drain, to absorb
• HAUSTURE
n. a1650 obs. – the act of sucking or drinking up
• HAUT
adj. 1430-1648 obs. – high, lofty, haughty
n. 1. 1502 obs. – height; a height
n. 2. Bk1902 Sc. – the act of limping; a hop
vb. 1. a1400 obs. – to raise, to elevate, to exalt
vb. 2. Bk1902 Sc. – to limp; to hop
• HAUTAIN
adj. 1. 1297 obs. – holding or behaving oneself loftily; proud, arrogant, haughty
adj. 2. c1350 obs. – of the voice: raised, loud
adj. 3. c1385 obs. – high-flying
adj. 4. c1450 obs. – of exalted courage; courageous, bold
• HAUTAINESSE
n. 1297 obs. – haughtiness, pride, arrogance
• HAUTAINETY
n. a1450 obs. – haughtiness
• HAUTAINLY
adv. 1. c1400 obs. – haughtily, proudly
adv. 2. c1475 obs. – with raised voice, loudly
adv. 3. 1513 obs. – boldly, courageously
• HAUTBOY
n. 1. 1575 – an oboe
n. 2. 1633 – an oboe player
n. 3. 1674 obs. – a lofty tree, as distinguished from shrubs or underwood
• HAUTBOYIST
n. 1864 – a player on the oboe
• HAUTER
n. Bk1902 Sc. – one who can hop
• HAUTESSE
n. a1300 obs. – highness, height; loftiness of rank or character; nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length of time
• HAUTEUR
n. 1. a1628 – loftiness of manner or bearing; haughtiness of demeanour
n. 2. 1711 obs. rare – a height
• HAUTFUL
adj. c1440 obs. rare – exalted, lofty
• HAUT-GOÛT
n. 1. c1645 obs. – a high or piquant flavour; a strong relish; something that gives a relish, seasoning
n. 2. 1656-7 obs. – a highly-flavoured or seasoned dish
• HAUT STRIDE AND LOUP
n. 1838 Sc. – a very short distance, a ‘step’
• HAUT TON
n. 1801 – high fashion; people of high fashion
• HAUVE
n. 1881 Eng. dial. – the haft or handle of an axe or pick
vb. 1. 1877 Eng. dial. – to stare, to gaze vacantly or in astonishment
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to walk blunderingly or stupidly
• HAUVEN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a lout, a coarse, rude fellow
• HAUVENISH
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – loutish
• HAUVING
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – simple-witted, foolish, clownish
• HAUVING-GAM
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a stupid person
• HAUVISH
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – simple-witted, foolish, clownish
• HAUVISON
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person
• HAUVY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person
• HAUVY-GAUVY
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person
• HAUX
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to stroll
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