• HAVIER
n. 1784 Eng. dial. – a castrated stag
• HAVING
adj. 1. a1300 rare – possessing property
adj. 2. 1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – desirous of having or possessing; greedy, covetous, grasping; acquisitive; miserly, penurious
n. 1375 chiefly Sc. – behaviour, manners, demeanour, deportment; often in plural
• HAVINGNESS
n. 1577 obs. – the quality of having or possessing; desire of having, covetousness
• HAVINGS
n. 1. c1325 – possessions, property, wealth, belongings
n. 2. 1768 Sc. – dress, garments
n. 3. 1791 Sc. – manners, behaviour
• HAVING THE IMPUCK
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – somewhat ill; indisposed
• HAVINS
n. 1791 Sc. – manners, behaviour
• HAVIOUR
n. 1. c1400 obs. – the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth
n. 2. 1503 arch. or Eng. dial. – the act of having or bearing oneself; deportment, bearing, behaviour, manner
• HAVIOURS
n. 1703 Eng. dial. – manners, generally used in a good sense
• ‘HAVISHNESS
n. 1883 Amer. dial. – misbehaviour
• HAVLINS
adv. 1808 Sc. – half, partially; nearly
• HAVOC
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – waste
• HAVOUR
n. 1. c1400 obs. – the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth
n. 2. 1503 arch. or Eng. dial. – the act of having or bearing oneself; deportment, bearing, behaviour, manner
• HAVREL
n. c1779 Sc. – a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a stupid, half-witted person, a simpleton
• HAVRELISM
n. 1826 Sc. – the habit of behaving in foolish, harum-scarum fashion
• HAW
adj. 1. a700 obs. exc. Sc. – blue, azure; bluish, grayish-blue or greenish-blue; of a dull leaden blue
adj. 2. c1420 Sc. – discoloured, livid, pale, wan
int. 1. 1679 – utterance marking hesitation
int. 2. 1777 Eng. dial. – a call to horses or cattle to turn to the left, towards the driver
int. 3. 1843 Amer. dial. – a command to a horse or other draft animal to turn, go faster, stop, or back up
int. 4. 1889 Eng. dial. – an exclamation of surprise or contempt
n. 1. c825 obs. – a hedge or encompassing fence; hence, a piece of ground enclosed or fenced in
n. 2. a1000 – the fruit of the hawthorn
n. 3. c1000 obs. – something worthless or of no value
n. 4. 1691 Eng. dial. obs. – a small piece of land adjoining a house; a small yard or enclosure
n. 5. 1865 Eng. dial. – the hawthorn tree, Crataegus Oxyacantha
n. 6. Bk1902 Eng. dial. obs. – a small wood or coppice; a dwelling enclosed by woods; a depression in a wood
vb. 1632 – to speak hesitatingly; to stammer
• HAWAIIAN
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – marijuana; presumably a Hawaiian variety
• HAWAIIAN TIME
n. 1974 Amer. dial., occasionally derogatory – a flexible system of time; a disregard for punctuality
• HAWBAW
n. 1. 1872 Eng. dial. – a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad
n. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – impudence; pert, saucy speaking
• HAWBOY
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – a hautboy; an oboe
• HAWBUCK
n. 1805 – an unmannerly lout; a country bumpkin or clown; a coarse, vulgar lad; a foolish or stupid fellow; a simpleton; a noisy, rough, turbulent young man
vb. 1896 Amer. dial. – to act boisterously; to be unmannerly
• HAWBUCKER
n. 1930 Amer. dial. – a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow; a bumpkin; a lout
• HAW-BUSS
n. 1810 Sc. – a hawthorn tree
• HAWBY
n. 1872 Eng. dial. – a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad
• HAWCH
vb. 1746 Eng. dial. – to eat badly; to make a loud noise with the lips or mouth in eating
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH
n. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. – one who hawks and spits
n. 2. 1746 Eng. dial. – a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language
n. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – one who makes much noise in eating
• HAWCH-MOUTH
n. 1. 1746 Eng. dial. – one who hawks and spits
n. 2. 1746 Eng. dial. – a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language
n. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – one who makes much noise in eating
• HAWCH-MOUTHED
adj. 1892 Eng. dial. – coarse, vulgar, or profane in speech; blustering, bullying
• HAWCUBITE
n. 1712 – one of a band of dissolute young men who infested the streets of London in the beginning of the 18th century; a street-bully, a ruffian
• HAW-EATER
n. 1. 1904 Amer. dial. – a mountaineer
n. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – a West Virginian
• HAWER
n. 1820 – one who speaks hesitatingly or stammers
• HAWFISH
adj. 1819 Eng. dial. – silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous
• HAWFLIN
n. 1. 1808 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a half-witted person; a fool
n. 2. 1867 Eng. dial. – a half-grown boy; a stripling; a boy employed upon a farm or in a stable; a hobbledehoy
• HAW-HAW
int. 1834 – an expression of hesitation uttered repeatedly in an affected tone
n. 1. 1712 – a boundary to a garden, pleasure-ground, or park, of such a kind as not to interrupt the view from within, and not to be seen till closely approached; consisting of a trench, the inner side of which is perpendicular and faced with stone, the outer sloping and turfed; a sunk fence
n. 2. 1834 – a loud or boisterous laugh; a guffaw
n. 3. Bk1902 Sc. – a rag or refuse gatherer
n. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacantha
n. 5. 1938 Amer. dial. – a donkey or mule
vb. 1834 – to laugh loudly or boisterously
• HAWING
adj. 1805 Sc. – guiding, directing
• HAWK
n. 1. 1548 – one who preys on others; a rapacious person; a sharper, swindler, or cheat; one who is keen and grasping
n. 2. 1803 Sc. & Eng. dial. – an effort to clear the throat, the sound made in clearing the throat
n. 3. 1862 Eng. dial. – a mason’s labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod
n. 4. 1936 Amer. dial. – a guard in a federal prison
n. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a detective
n. 6. 1942 Amer. sl. – a guard, a watchman
n. 7. 1956 Sc. – a portion cut, a slice, a chunk
n. 8. 1968 Amer. dial. – a sheriff
n. 9. 1968 Amer. dial. – the dragonfly
vb. 1. 1583 – to clear the throat of phlegm; to clear the throat noisily; to spit
vb. 2. 1806 Amer. dial. – to capture, to catch, to pounce upon
vb. 3. 1886 Amer. dial. – to watch closely; to keep under surveillance
vb. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to carry anything about unnecessarily and with labour
vb. 5. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to gargle
vb. 6. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to seek or wish for in vain
vb. 7. Bk1902 Sc. – to hesitate, to hum and haw; to make much ado before doing anything
vb. 8. 1928 Amer. dial. – to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass
vb. 9. 1971 Amer. dial. – to walk rapidly; to pursue closely
• THE HAWK
n. 1. 1946 Amer. dial. – the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter
n. 2. M20 US drug culture sl. – the drug LSD
• HAWK AFTER
vb. c1510 obs. – to hunt after, to endeavour to catch or gain
• HAWK-A-MOUTH
adj. 1. 1866 Eng. dial. – continually hawking and spitting
adj. 2. 1866 Eng. dial. – foul-mouthed, scolding
• HAWK-A-MOUTHED
adj. 1. B1900 Eng. dial. – perpetually hawking and spitting
adj. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – foul-mouthed, scolding
• HAWKATHRAW
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a country wright or carpenter
• HAWKBEAK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp
• HAWKBILL
n. 1. 1954 Amer. dial. – a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a pocketknife with a hooked blade
• HAWK-BILLED
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – having a hooked or sharp nose
• HAWKBIT
n. 1959 Amer. dial. – a dandelion
• HAWK-BOY
n. 1862 Eng. dial. – a mason’s labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod
• HAWKED
adj. 1. 1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – of cattle: having white spots or streaks; spotted, streaked
adj. 2. 1790 Sc. – stupid, foolish
• HAWKER’S NEWS
n. 1743 – news known to all the world; stale news
• HAWKERY-PAWKERY
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – deceit, unfairness, trickery, hocus-pocus
• HAWKESBURIES
n. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. (Hawkesbury Rivers) – the shivers
• HAWKESBURY RIVERS
n. Bk1999 Aust. rhyming sl. – the shivers
• HAWKEY
n. 1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a cow, properly one with a white face; often used as a general name for a cow or an affectionate name for a favourite
cow
• HAWK EYE
n. 1. 1684 – a sharp or keen eye like a hawk’s
n. 2. 1839 US colloq. – (as ‘Hawk-eye’) a native or inhabitant of Iowa
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hawkeye’) a horse that is rough, wild, or dangerous
• HAWK-EYED
adj. 1. 1818 – very keen-sighted
adj. 2. 1960 Amer. dial. – pop-eyed, bug-eyed
• HAWKIE
n. 1. 1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – a cow, properly one with a white face; often used as a general name for a cow or an affectionate name for a favourite cow
n. 2. 1787 Sc. – a stupid, clumsy fellow
n. 3. 1813 Sc. sl. – a whore
n. 4. 1856 Eng. dial. – a bull having a white face
• HAWKING AND SWAPPIN
phr. Bk1902 Sc. – failing in prosperity, in poor worldly circumstances
• HAWKINS
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter
• HAWK-JAWED
adj. 1966 Amer. dial. – having a prominent lower jaw
• HAWK-NOSED
adj. 1530 – having a nose curved like a hawk’s beak
• HAWK ONE’S MUTTON
vb. 1. 1937 sl. – of a woman: to seek a lover; used disparagingly
vb. 2. 1937 sl. – to work as a prostitute
• HAWK’S BEAK
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp
• HAWK’S EYE
n. 1684 – a sharp or keen eye like a hawk’s
• HAWK’S MOUTH
n. 1985 Amer. dial. – a light sky with a sullen horizon above a black sea; it is considered a sure sign of bad weather
• HAWK-SPAUN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a tall, ungainly woman
• HAWKSTER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a hawker, a street vendor or itinerant peddler
• HAWK UP
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to expel anything from the throat by the force of the breath; to spit; to cough up and spit phlegm
• HAWKY
adj. 1732 – greedy as a hawk, voracious
n. 1724 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a white-faced cow; frequently used as a general or pet name for a cow
• HAWLER
n. c1400 obs. – the keeper or steward of a hall
• HAWM
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a haft, the handle of an axe, hammer, spade, etc.
vb. 1. 1847 Eng. dial. – to move about awkwardly; to lounge
vb. 2. 1878 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to waste time, to be idle; to move about aimlessly, to loiter, to lounge; to stand gaping and staring; to do work in a slovenly manner
vb. 3. 1890 Eng. dial. – to shackle, to clog, to hamper
vb. 4. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt
• HAWMED
adj. 1610 obs. – of legs: bandy, curved
• HAWMELL
n. 1736 Eng. dial. obs. – a small close or paddock
• HAWMERER
n. 1866 Sc. – a big, awkwardly built person with clumsy feet; one who works in a rough, noisy fashion
• HAWMERIN
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – big and clumsy
• HAWM-LEGGED
adj. 1608 obs. – bandy-legged, bow-legged
• HAWN
n. 1854 Eng. dial. – a harbour, a haven
• HAWPS
n. B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a tall, awkward person; a clownish fellow
• HAWSE
n. c1475 – exaltation, enhancement
vb. 1. c1500 occasionally derogatory – to raise, to exalt, to hoist
vb. 2. 1829 Sc. – to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms
vb. 3. 1851 Eng. dial. – to prepare; to attempt, to try; to offer
vb. 4. Bk1888 Eng. dial. – to gossip
• HAWSE UP
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to raise, to lift
• HAWSLOCK
n. 1725 – the wool on the neck of a sheep
• HAWTANE
adj. 1790 Sc. obs. – haughty
• HAWTHERY
adj. Bk1902 N. Ireland – untidy, tossed
• HAW-TREE
n. a1300 obs. – the hawthorn
• HAWVISH
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – undecided, indefinite
• HAWVISHNESS
n. 1867 Eng. dial. – disagreeable behaviour, perversity
• HAWY
adv. Bk1902 Sc. – heavily
• HAWY-GAWY
n. 1889 Eng. dial. – a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person
• HAWZEN
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. – to scold, to speak sharply
• HAY
int. 1598 obs. – an exclamation on hitting an opponent
n. 1. c725 arch. or Eng. dial. – a hedge, a fence
n. 2. c1630 arch. or Eng. dial. – an enclosed space; an enclosure; a park
n. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a small wood, coppice, or plantation
n. 4. M20 drug culture sl. – marijuana
vb. a1050 obs. – to enclose or fence in by a hedge
• HAY-ASTHMA
n. 1827 – hay-fever
• HAYBACK
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a rustic; a countrified person; an unsophisticated person
• HAY-BAG
n. 1. 1851 Amer. sl. – a woman
n. 2. 1851 Amer. sl. – a woman, esp. a prostitute who is fat and usually dissipated or dissolute
n. 3. 1851 sl. – an unattractive woman
n. 4. 1865 Amer. army sl. – a laundress on a military base
n. 5. 1877 Amer. dial., derogatory – a slovenly woman; a female hobo or camp follower
• HAYBAG ROW
n. 1925 Amer. army sl. – the laundresses’ quarters
• HAY BALER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a horse or cow
• HAY-BALING
adj. 1949 Amer. dial. – an adjective of vague abuse, usually with ‘bastard’
• HAY BARBER
n. 1949 Amer. dial. – one who works on a farm or ranch during the summer, and as a miner during the winter
• HAY-BAY
n. 1805 Eng. dial. – a hubbub, an uproar; a commotion, a disturbance
• HAYBURNER
n. 1. 1904 Amer. sl. – a horse; hence, any animal the consumes hay; often used derisively
n. 2. 1916 Amer. dial. – an old or primitive locomotive
n. 3. 1917 Amer. dial. – a mule
n. 4. 1921 Amer. dial. – a smoking pipe
n. 5. 1921 Amer. dial. – a cheap automobile
n. 6. 1930 Amer. railroad sl. – a kerosene lantern
n. 7. 1935 Amer. criminal sl. – a smoker of marijuana or hashish
n. 8. 1940 Amer. dial. – an old and inefficient engine
n. 9. 1948 Amer. sl. – a Western movie
n. 10. 1965 Amer. dial. – a thin, bony, or poor-looking cow
n. 11. 1968 Amer. dial. – a cigar
• HAYBURNERS
n. 1941 Amer. army sl. – cavalry
• HAY-BURNING
adj. 1949 Amer. dial. – an adjective of vague abuse, usually with ‘bastard’
• HAY-BUTT
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – a marijuana cigarette
• HAYCOCK
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – a woman’s hairdo, the hair is up on the head in a bunch
• HAYCOCKING
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – making a short, choppy wave
• HAY-CROOK
n. 1808 Eng. dial. – a long, lanky, hungry-looking man
• HAYDIGEES
n. 1829 Eng. dial. – high spirits; merriment, roistering
• HAYE
n. 1613 obs. – a shark, or a particular species of shark
• HAY-EATER
n. 20C sl., derogatory – a White person
• HAYEL
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the windpipe
• HAY FARM
n. 1983 Amer. dial. – a meadow
• HAYFIELD LOBSTERMAN
n. 1975 Amer. dial. – one who is both farmer and fisherman by season
• HAY-FOOT
n. 1. 1851 Amer. sl., esp. army usage – the left foot
n. 2. 1901 Amer. sl. – a farmer; a rustic; used derisively
• HAY-FOOTED
adj. 1886 Amer. sl. – rustic; used derisively
• HAYFOOT, STRAWFOOT
phr. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – used as ‘right, left’ to keep time in marching; used in the Civil War
• HAYHEAD
n. 1942 Amer. criminal sl. – a smoker of marijuana or hashish
• HAY IS FOR HORSES
phr. 1738 Brit. – used as a disdainful rejoinder when someone says ‘hey!’
• HAY JOHN
n. 1943 Amer. dial. – one who works on a farm or ranch during the summer, and as a miner during the winter
• HAY JUMPER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a grasshopper
• HAY KICKER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a farmer; a rustic, a countrified person, an unsophisticated person
• HAYL
vb. 1783 Eng. dial. – to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along
.• HAYLER
n. 1870 Eng. dial. – one who works or does anything energetically and effectively
• HAYLUNSH
n. 1809 Eng. dial. – a headlong fall
• HAYMAIDS
n. 1640 – ground-ivy
• HAYMAKER
n. 1. 1847 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage – a farmer, a rustic
n. 2. 1847 Amer. sl., esp. nautical usage – a lubber; a raw recruit
n. 3. 1902 Amer. boxing usage – a hard swinging blow
n. 4. 1906 Amer. sl. – a finishing blow
n. 5. 1908 Amer. sl. – the sun
n. 6. 1954-60 Amer. entertainment industry usage – in the entertainment industry: a song or other performance that is especially profitable, popular or effective
n. 7. 1966 Amer. dial. – a cicada
n. 8. 1968 Amer. dial. – a praying mantis
• HAYMENT
n. 1770 Eng. dial. obs. – a fence or boundary
• HAYNE
n. c1386 obs. – a term of reproach; a mean wretch, a niggard
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. – to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc.
• HAYNESS
adj. 1881 Eng. dial. – horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous
• HAYNISH
adj. 1888 Eng. dial. – greedy, ravenous; craving for a thing
• HAYPILE
n. 1904 Amer. sl. – a bed or mattress
• HAYPITCHER
n. 1888 Amer. sl. – a farmer, a rustic
• HAY POUNDER
n. 1941 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person, an unsophisticated person
• HAYRACK
n. 1. 1881 Amer. sl. – a woman, esp. a prostitute or vagrant, who is fat and usually dissipated or dissolute
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a thin, gaunt horse or cow
• HAYRAKER
n. 1954 Amer. sl. – a farmer; a rustic
• HAYRICK
n. 1883 Amer. nautical sl. – a slow or unseaworthy vessel
• HAY ROTTER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a very heavy rain
• HAY RUBE
n. 1900 Amer. sl. – a farmer; an ignorant rustic
• HAY-SCALED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – hare-lipped
• HAYSEED
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boorish; rustic
n. 1. 1834 Amer. sl. – a rustic, a countrified person; an unsophisticated person; a rough, uncouth fellow
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a dull, stupid person
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – an old joke that isn’t funny any more
• HAYSEEDER
n. 1891 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person; an unsophisticated person
• HAYSEEDY
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – boorish; rustic
• HAYSEL
n. a1825 – the hay season
• HAYSHAGGER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a rustic, a countrified person, a bumpkin; an unsophisticated person
• HAYSHAKER
n. 1. 1924 Amer. dial. – a farmer; a rustic, a countrified person, a bumpkin; an unsophisticated person
n. 2. 1945 Amer. railroad usage – a cowboy; used derisively
• HAYSING
n. 1854 Eng. dial. – following hares by night
• HAY SNEEZER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – hay fever
• HAYSTACK
n. 1. 1942 Amer. dial. – a dome-shaped wave
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a woman’s hairdo, the hair is up on the head in a bunch
n. 3. 1969 Amer. dial. – a small, rounded hill
• HAYSTACK AGREEMENT
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – a secret understanding
• HAYSTACK KID
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – an illegitimate child
• HAYSTALL
n. 1777 Eng. dial. – a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood
• HAYSTER
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration
• HAYTE
n. 1532 obs. – an islet
• HAYTI
n. 1857 Amer. dial. – a section of a town where Black people live
• HAYTO
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a child’s name for a horse
• HAYTOSSER
n. 1904-11 Amer. sl. – a farmer, a rustic
• HAYTY
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to move up and down; to flicker about
• HAYTY-TAYTY
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – a seesaw
• HAY-WADDIE; HAY-WADDY
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – a worker temporarily employed in haying
• HAYWAGON
n. 1931 Amer. sl. – a sightseeing bus
• HAYWARD
n. 1811 Eng. dial. – a manorial officer whose duty it is to see that fences are kept in repair, to look after the stock, and to impound stray cattle
• HAY WIDOW
n. 1931 Amer. dial. – a woman separated from her husband, either permanently or temporarily, for some reason other than death
• HAYWIRE
adj. 1. 1905 Amer. sl., esp. logging usage – poorly equipped or hastily or poorly put together; slipshod, substandard
adj. 2. 1920 Amer. sl. – out of order, proper condition, or control; awry, impaired
adj. 3. 1926 Amer. sl. – mentally deranged, crazy
adj. 4. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – ill
adj. 5. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – injured
adj. 6. 1966 Amer. dial. – said of meat that has gone bad
n. 1928 Amer. sl. – flimsy or worthless material
vb. 1928 Amer. dial. – to mend or repair something; to do a hurried job of repairing something
• HAYWIRED
adj. 1920 Amer. sl. – mentally deranged, crazy
• HAZARD
adj. 1601 obs. rare – hazardous
n. 1. 1598 obs. – in billiards: one of the holes or pockets in the sides of a billiard table
n. 2. 1882 – in Ireland: a cab-stand
vb. 1679 obs. – in billiards: to ‘pocket’ a ball
• HAZARDABLE
adj. 1623 obs. – involving hazard; hazardous, risky
• HAZARDER
n. a1300 rare – a player at hazard or dice; a dicer, a gamester
• HAZARDFUL
adj. 1626 obs. rare – risky, hazardous, perilous
• HAZARDIZE
n. 1590 obs.nonce use – a hazardous position; a condition of peril or risk
vb. 1628 obs. rare – to put in hazard; to jeopardize, to risk
• HAZARDLY
adj. 1575 obs. rare – risky, dangerous
• HAZARDOUS
adj. 1580 obs. – addicted to risks; venturesome
• HAZARDRY
n. 1. 1297 obs. – the playing at hazard; dicing, gambling
n. 2. 1590 obs. rare – the incurring of risk; venturesomeness
• HAZE
n. M20 US drug culture sl. – the drug LSD
vb. 1. 1674-91 Eng. dial. – to drizzle
vb. 2. 1678 Eng. dial. – to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly
vb. 3. 1819 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dry by exposure to the air; to half-dry, to dry on the surface
vb. 4. 1830 Eng. dial. – to be foggy
vb. 5. 1840 nautical usage – to punish by keeping at disagreeable and unnecessary hard work; to harass with overwork
vb. 6. 1848 US – to frolic, to lark
vb. 7. 1850 US – to subject to cruel horseplay, as practiced by students; to bully, to treat cruelly
vb. 8. 1884 Eng. dial. – to eat greedily and ravenously
vb. 9. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to cover with hoar-frost
• HAZE ABOUT
vb. 1841 – to roam about aimlessly; to loaf about
• HAZE-BAZE
n. 1877 Ireland – a fool, a stupid person, a ninny
• HAZE-FIRE
n. 1842 – brilliantly luminous mist
• HAZE-FROST
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – hoar-frost
• HAZE-GAZE
n. 1818 Eng. dial. – a show in the sense of an exhibition of oneself; a wonder
• HAZE GRAY
n. 1971 Amer. Navy sl. – navy
• HAZEL
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – half-dry
vb. 1. 1642 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dry, season in the sun; to dry on the surface
vb. 2. 1875 Eng. dial. – to beat as with a hazel stick
• HAZEL-BROTH
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a flogging with a hazel stick
• HAZELEN
adj. c1000 obs. – pert. to the hazel
• HAZELING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. – a beating, a thrashing, a flogging
• HAZEL OIL
n. c1678 – a beating or flogging with a hazel stick
• HAZEL-RISE
n. 1300 obs. – a twig or bough of the hazel
• HAZEL-SNOUT
n. 1952 Amer. dial. rare – a turned-up nose
• HAZEL SPLITTER
n. 1. 1865 Amer. dial. – wild, lean range hog
n. 2. c1970 Amer. dial. – a female with a bad reputation; an immoral woman
• HAZELWOOD
adv. c1374 obs. – of course, certainly
• HAZELWOODS SHAKE
adv. c1374 obs. – of course, certainly
• HAZELY
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – said of a grey sky, no sun
• HAZEN
vb. 1. 1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to scare, to terrify, to be afraid of
vb. 2. 1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to scold, to rebuke, to threaten
• HAZEN AT
vb. 1825 Eng. dial. – to speak impudently to
• HAZENUT
n. 1923 Amer. dial. – a hazelnut
• HAZER
n. 1. 1887 US – one who hazes or practices cruel horseplay on another
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – hoar-frost
• HAZERD
vb. Bk1905 Ireland – to dry clothes in the open air
• HAZE THE TALK
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to turn the conversation to another subject
• HAZIE
n. Bk1902 Sc. – a stupid, thick-headed person
• HAZING
n. 1. 1825 – a sound beating, a thrashing
n. 2. a1860 US – cruelty practiced on college freshmen
• HAZLE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the dried appearance presented by the skin before it chaps
vb. 1642 Eng. dial. – to dry superficially; to become dry on the surface
• HAZLED
adj. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – crabbed, surly, sour, churlish
adj. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – half-dried
adj. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – rough, chapped like the skin in frosty weather
• HAZLING
adj. Bk1902 Sc. – drying
• HAZY
adj. 1. 1824 colloq. – somewhat confused with drink; partially drunk
adj. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – drizzling
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a scolding; a quarrel; abusive language
• HAZY-DAZY
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – careless, haphazard
• HAZY-GAZY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a window
• HAZZLE
vb. 1642 Eng. dial. – to dry superficially; to become dry on the surface
• HAZZLED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – of an animal: speckled red and white
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