DICTIONARY
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• HARTICHOKE † n. an artichoke ...1688
• HARTICHOUGH † n. an artichoke ...1688
• HARTOGS n. good clothes that are gone to the bad, or are a long way past their best ...1893 Eng. dial.
• HART'S-CREST † n. the imaginary horns on the forehead of a cuckold ...1600
• HARUM adj. untidy, slovenly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HARUM-SCARUM adj. 1. reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash ...1751
adj. 2. disorderly; in confusion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adv. recklessly, heedlessly, wildly ...1674-91
n. a reckless, unregulated person; a flighty person; reckless action or behaviour ...1784
• HARUM-SCARUMNESS n. recklessness ...1863
• HARUM-STARUM adv. recklessly, heedlessly, wildly ...1674-91
• HARUSPEX n. a soothsayer who performed divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...1584
• HARUSPICATION n. divination by inspection of the entrails of animals ...1871
• HARUSPICE n. a soothsayer who performed divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...1828
• HARUSPICINAL † adj. relating to 'haruspicy' ...1652
• HARUSPICINATE † vb. to practice 'haruspicy' ...1652
• HARUSPICINE † n. the practice or function of a haruspex; divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...1581
• HARUSPICINY † n. divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...a1693
• HARUSPICY n. the practice or function of a haruspex; divination by inspection of the entrails of victims ...1563
• HARVEST † n. the third of the four seasons of the year, the autumn ...902 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HARVESTMAN n. a person who sells vegetables or other articles from a wagon or truck, going from house to house ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HARVEY SMITH vb. a V-sign or other gesture of contempt ...1973 Brit. sl.
• HAS n. marijuana ...M20 US drugs
• HASARD † adj. grey-haired, hoary ...1513 Sc.
† n. a grey-haired man ...1513 Sc.
• HASART † adj. grey-haired, hoary ...1513 Sc.
† n. a grey-haired man ...1513 Sc.
• HAS-BEEN adj. old ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. an out-of-date person or thing ...E17 colloq.
n. 2. ancient rite or custom; an antiquity ...1820 Sc.
• HASE n. the liver, heart, and lights of a pigs; these parts seasoned, wrapped up in the omentum, and roasted ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to drizzle; to be foggy ...1830 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to beat, to thrash ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to scold ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASH adj. harsh; sharp-tempered ...1818 Amer. dial.
n. 1. a stupid person; a person who 'makes a hash' of his words, etc., one who is careless or muddled in speech or action ...1655 Sc.
n. 2. a wasteful, slovenly person; one who talks nonsense; a fool; a scamp; also, a term of endearment for a boy ...1685 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a noise, tumult; strife, rioting; ribald talk, nonsense ...1801 Sc.
n. 4. waste paper of the lowest quality ...1893
n. 5. a heavy fall of rain ...1898 Sc.
n. 6. a rash on the skin ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 7. vomit ...19C sl.
n. 8. nonsense; gossip ...1927 Amer. dial.
n. 9. hashish ...1959 sl.
n. 10. any drugs, including marijuana ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to spoil, to damage; to destroy; to make a mess of ...1773 Sc.
vb. 2. to slash, to hack ...1812 Sc.
vb. 3. to bruise, to ill-treat ...1827 Sc.
vb. 4. to vomit ...19C sl.
vb. 5. to talk over, discuss exhaustively ...M20 colloq.
• HASH-A-PIE n. a lazy, slovenly fellow; one who pays more attention to his belly than to his work ...B1900 Sc.
• HASH BURNER n. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HASHER n. 1. a waiter or waitress ...1916 US sl.
n. 2. a cook ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 3. a Chinese person ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HASHFEST n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HASH HEAD n. a user of hashish or marijuana ...M20 US drugs
• HASH HOUSE n. a cheap eating house ...colloq., chiefly N. Amer.
• HASHIE adj. ?rough, coarse ...1828 Sc.
• HASHINESS n. carelessness in dress, slovenliness ...1899 Sc.
• HASHING adj. wasteful, destructive; overflowing, as of a flood ...1812 Sc.
• HASH-JOINT n. a cheap eating place, boarding house, etc. ...1895 US sl.
• HASHLY adv. in a slovenly manner ...1721 Sc.
• HASH-MARK n. a military service stripe ...1909 US navy sl.
• HASH-MASH adv. slap-dash ...1827 Sc.
• HASH-METRAM adv. in a state of disorder; topsy-turvy ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HASH OVER vb. to reheat food ...1931-33 Amer. dial.
• HASH PARTY n. a conversation; discussion ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HASHRIE n. destruction form carelessness ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HASH-SLINGER n. a waiter or waitress ...1868 US sl.
• HASHTER n. work ill-arranged or executed in a slovenly manner ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. to work in a hurried, slovenly, and wasteful manner ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HASH-UP n. 1. something of low quality concocted afresh from existing material ...1895 sl.
n. 2. a hastily cooked meal ...1902 sl.
vb. (as 'hash up') to work out a plan ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HASHY adj. 1. slovenly, careless, destructive ...Bk1902 Sc.
adj. 2. wet, slushy, sleety ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. 1. an old sermon preached over again ...1836 Sc.
n. 2. a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASK † adj. 1. rough and hard to the touch or taste, esp. from the absence of moisture; coarse and dry ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. harsh in sound, tone, or manner ...1594 Sc.
adj. 3. of a cough: dry, husky ...a1722 Eng. dial.
adj. 4. rough to the touch; stiff, unyielding; brittle and difficult to work ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 5. of the weather: dry, parching, piercingly cold ...1790 Eng. dial.
adj. 6. bitter, sour, tart, harsh to the taste ...1881 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. foolish; not quite right in the head ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 1. a hoarse, dry cough ...1757 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 2. a haze on the horizon foreboding wind ...1897 Sc.
n. 3. dryness, sharpness, crispness as in cotton ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 4. the throat, the soft palate ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. to emit a short, dry cough; to clear the throat; to make noise as a dog does when anything sticks in its throat ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HASKARD † adj. coarse, unpolished ...1519
† n. a base or vulgar fellow; a man of low degree ...1491
• HASKARDLY † adj. vulgar, low, base ...1576
• HASKARDY † n. baseness; haskards collectively ...1575
• HASKED adj. of the throat: parched ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HASKERD † n. a man of low degree; a base or vulgar fellow ...1491
• HASKINESS n. dryness and insipidity of food; the parched condition of land ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASKISH adj. dry, harsh ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASKNESS n. dryness, harshness ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASKY † adj. 1. dry and stony, as soil; gravelly ...1649 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. dry, parched ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. husky ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 4. coarse, dirty, slovenly ...1808 Sc.
adj. 5. strong, vigorous ...1808 Sc.
adj. 6. harsh, rough, coarse, unyielding ...1848 Eng. dial.
adj. 7. harsh, bitter ...1878 Eng. dial.
adj. 8. coarse to the taste; unpalatable ...Bk1902 Sc.
adj. 9. ill-natured, harsh, severe ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASLET n. a piece of meat to be roasted, esp. part of the entrails of a hog; also, the heart, liver, etc. of other animals, as sheep, calf, etc. ...a1300
• HASLIG n. the wool on the neck of a sheep ...1900 Sc.
• HASN'T GOT A CHINAMAN'S CHANCE phr. no chance at all ...1840s Amer. sl.
• HASP † vb. 1. to clasp, to embrace ...a1300
† vb. 2. to fasten together; to unite firmly ...1362
† vb. 3. to confine or fasten in a tight place; to lock up ...1680
• HASPAL n. 1. a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Sc.
n. 2. an overgrown boy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASPAT † n. a stripling; a youth between man and boy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HASPED adj. fastened up, secured ...1891 Eng. dial.
• HASPEDE †* n. a clasp, a hook ...a1300
• HASPENALD n. a youth between man and boy; an overgrown boy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HASPENALD-LAD n. a youth between man and boy; an overgrown boy ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HASPERT n. a rough, uncultivated fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASPILL n. a sloven; a clownish-mannered person; a silly fellow ...1824 Eng. dial.
• HASPIN n. 1. a close-fisted person; a miser; a greedy and over-reaching man ...1781 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stripling ...1820 Sc.
n. 3. an idle fellow, doing nothing but lounging about ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HASSASSIN n. an assassin ...1826 
• HASSAYAMPA n. orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HASSAYAMPER n. orig. an Arizona gold-rusher; an old-timer, esp. one given to exaggeration; later, a liar ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HASSAYAMPING n. telling a lie; making a preposterous claim; exaggerating ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HASSEL vb. 1. to hack at; to cut with blunt knife and with a sawing motion ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSELING n. panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSIE n. a mess, a muddle, confusion; noise, riot ...1866 Sc.
• HASSLE n. trouble or annoyance caused by having to do something difficult; a problem, a difficulty; a quarrel, an argument; a fuss, a bother ...1945
vb. 1. to hack at; to cut with blunt knife and with a sawing motion ...1878 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to pant or breathe noisily ...1928 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to cause trouble or harm to; to bother, to pester, to harass a person ...1959
vb. 4. to quarrel or wrangle over something ...M20 colloq.
• HASSLING n. panting, laboured breathing ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HASSLOCK n. the wool on the neck of a sheep ...1725
• HASSOCK n. 1. a 'shock' of hair ...1742 Sc.
n. 2. anything growing in a thick, matted state; a thick, wooded shaw or little wood ...1886 Eng. dial.
n. 3. a large pond ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 4, a large, coarse woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 5. an ant-hill ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASSOCK-HEAD n. a bushy and entangled growth of coarse hair ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HASTA LA VISTA phr. goodbye ...M20 sl.
• HASTARD adj. irascible ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HASTARY †* n. a spearman ...1589
• HASTE n. the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of an animal, esp. a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. to cause to move more quickly; to urge, drive, or press on; to quicken, to accelerate, to hurry ...a1300
• HASTEFUL * adj. full of haste; hurrying, hurried ...1610
• HASTELER † n. an officer of the kitchen who superintended or attended to the roasting of meat ...c1420
• HASTELING †* n. a hasty person ...1619
• HASTELINGS n. the heart, liver, lungs, or lights of a pig ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASTELY † adv. hastily ...c1290
• HASTENESS † n. hastiness ...1413
• HASTER n. a violent storm of rain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
vb. 2. to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HASTERED adj. having the skin roughened by contact with the weather, or disease ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASTERY † n. the process or art of roasting meat; roast meats collectively ...c1420
• HASTHER vb. to hurry, to drive to work; to fluster ...1805 Sc.
• HASTIF † adj. 1. precipitate, rash ...1297
† adj. 2. quick-tempered, passionate; in a passion, angry ...1297
† adj. 3. speedy, swift ...1382
† adj. 4. of fruit and vegetables: maturing early ...1727-51
• HASTIFLY † adv. hastily, quickly, speedily ...a1327
• HASTIFNESSE † n. hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1330
• HASTIHEDE †* n. hastiness, haste ...1390
• HASTILUDE † n. spear-play; a name for a kind of tilt or tournament ...1586
• HASTILY † adv. soon, without delay, shortly, suddenly ...1549
• HASTINESS † n. 1. quickness, swiftness, rapidity; suddenness ...c1330
† n. 2. a fanciful name for a 'company' of cooks ...c1491
• HASTING † adj. 1. of fruits or vegetables: that ripens early ...1578
adj. 2. that makes haste, speeding ...1632
n. 1. making haste, speeding ...a1350
† n. 2. an early-ripening fruit or vegetable ...1573
• HASTIS adj. 1. hasty, hurried ...1846 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. sudden ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adv. hurriedly, hastily; impatiently ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HASTISH adj. quickly excited to anger; quick-tempered, passionate, irritable ...1749 Eng. dial.
• HASTITY †* n. hastiness, haste ...c1340
• HASTIVE † adj. 1. precipitate, rash ...1297
† adj. 2. quick-tempered, passionate; in a passion, angry ...1297
† adj. 3. speedy, swift ...1382
† adj. 4. of fruit and vegetables: maturing early ...1727-51
• HASTIVELY † adv. hastily, quickly, speedily ...a1327
• HASTIVENESS † n. hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1330
• HASTIVESS † n. hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1325
• HASTIVITY † n. hastiness, rashness, passion ...c1450
• HASTLER † n. an officer of the kitchen who superintended or attended to the roasting of meat ...c1420
• HASTLING †* n. a hasty person ...1619
• HASTLY † adv. hastily ...c1290
• HASTREL n. 1. a slovenly woman, a trollop ...1825 Sc.
n. 2. a confused person; one who is always in haste ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HASTRIE † n. a confusion, a muddle ...1824 Sc.
• HASTY adj. 1. speedy, quick, expeditious; swift, rapid; sudden ...c1340 arch.
† adj. 2. that ripens or comes to maturity early in the season ...c1440
adj. 3. of rain: heavy, violent ...1882 Eng. dial.
adv. hastily; quickly, rapidly, soon ...c1450 adv.
• HASTY-BROSE n. oatmeal porridge ...1828 Sc.
• HASTY CONSUMPTION n. tuberculosis ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HASTY-DICK n. oatmeal porridge ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HASTYFULLY † adv. corrupt form of 'hastively'; hastily, quickly, speedily ...c1500
• HASTY-PUDDING n. 1. oatmeal porridge ..1818 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a quick or unwise decision ...1984 Amer. dial.
• HAT n. 1. an office or occupation symbolized (as if) by the wearing of a hat ...1869 sl.
n. 2. a sexually loose woman ...E19 Brit. & US sl.
n. 3. an old prostitute; a prostitute of long standing ...E19 sl.
n. 4. a small clump or ring of trees; any small irregular mass of trees ...1894 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a homosexual male, esp. a catamite ...M20 US sl.
• HAT AND CAP n. gonorrhea ...E20 US rhyming sl. for 'clap'
• HAT-BAT n. a bat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-BIRRET n. the brim or edge of a hat or cap ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-BRINKS n. the brim or edge of a hat or cap ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAT-BRUARTS n. the brim or edge of a hat or cap ... Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HATCH † n. 1. a knot ...1688
† n. 2. a hatchet ...1704
n. 3. a tear in a garment caused by catching it on some projecting object ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a hen-coop ...Bk1902 Eng. & Amer. dial.
n. 5. a jail, a prison; a police station ...1914 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to cough ...1733
vb. 2. to tear a thing by catching it on something ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to prepare for; to develop a disease ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to give birth; to give birth to; to carry an unborn child; to be born ...19C Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HATCHED ON A FENCE POST adj. illegitimate ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HATCHEL n. 1. a hatchet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a mean, bad-tempered person ...1969 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to bother, to annoy; to call to account ...1800 Amer. dial.
* vb. 2. to harass, to worry ...1833
vb. 3. to shake in crying ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATCHET n. 1. a low garden gate ...1889 Eng. dial.
n. 2. an uneducated, part-time lay preacher, generally rather poor ...1949 Amer. dial.
n. 3. one's wife ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET BLOW n. the navel ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET-FACE n. 1. a narrow and very sharp face ...1650-66
n. 2. a person having along, narrow face with sharp features ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET-FACED adj. having a narrow, sharp face ...a1700
• HATCHET JOB n. a fierce and unwanted verbal attack on someone or  something, esp. in print, and esp. one intended to ruin their reputation ...1944 sl.
• HATCHET LEG n. a crooked or misshapen leg ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET-LEGGED adj. having crooked or misshapen legs ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HATCHET MAN n. 1. orig. a hired Chinese assassin in the US; later, a professional killer ...1880 sl.
n. 2. someone who criticizes with great severity, esp. in order to destroy a reputation ...1952 sl.
• HATCHETY adj. of the face: thin and sharp ...1851
• HATCHING DRESS n. a maternity dress ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HATCHING JACKET n. a maternity blouse or dress ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HATCH, MATCH, AND DISPATCH COLUMN n. the birth, marriage, and death announcements in the press ...1883 Amer. & journalistic sl.
• HATCH OUT vb. to give birth; to give birth to; to carry an unborn child; to be born ...1929 Amer. dial.
• HATCHWAY n. the female genitals ...19C Brit. sl.
• HATE n. 1. a whit, a jot, the smallest thing; a small amount ...1826 Amer. dial.
n. 2. an artillery bombardment ...1915 Brit. sl.
• HATEABLE adj. hateful, odious ...1899 Sc.
• HATEFUL adj. stubborn, obstinate ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. an obnoxious or vexatious person or animal ...1913 Amer. dial.
• HATEL † adj. full of hatred; malignant, hostile; severe, cruel; fierce, bitter ...a850
† n. anger; outburst of hatred ...a1300
• HATELICH † adj. malignant, hostile; hateful ...c893
• HATE-LIGHT † adj. that hates or shuns light ...1583
• HATELY adj. bad-tempered, hateful; showing hate ...1854 Eng. dial.
† adv. fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully ...c1000
• HATE OUT vb. to drive away by hostility ...1824 Amer. dial.
• HATER † n. a garment, a vestment ...a1225
† vb. to clothe, to attire ...a1300
• HATERELL †* n. ? a garment ...c1440
• HATERING † n. clothing ...c1200
• HATERS † n. clothes, clothing collectively ...c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HATERY adj. dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. a confused jumble ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATESOME † adj. hateful ...1382
• HATE SOMEONE’S GUTS vb. to dislike strongly ...1918 colloq.
• HATESUM adj. unkind, hateful, hated ...1513 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAT-FLIPE n. the brim or edge of a hat or cap ... Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HATFUL n. a considerable quantity ...1686
• HATHA! int. hark, listen! ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HATHEL † n. a noble, a man of worth; man ...a1300
• HAT HOLDER n. a person's head ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAT-HOMAGE n. reverence shown by removing the hat; used among the early Quakers ...1851
• HAT-HONOUR † n. reverence shown by removing the hat; used among the early Quakers ...1669
• HAT IT UP vb. to leave, to depart ...1971 Amer. dial.
• HATOUS †* adj. hateful, odious ...c1470
• HAT-PEG n. the head ...B1900 sl.
• HATRACK n. 1. a horse in poor condition ...Amer. World War I sl.
n. 2. an old, thin cow; a scraggy animal ...1935 Amer. dial.
n. 3. the head ...1942 sl.
n. 4. a thin or scrawny person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAT-RESPECT † n. reverence shown by removing the hat ...1669
• HATRESS n. a woman who hates ...1892 nonce word
• HATRY adj. dishevelled, entangled ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. a confused jumble ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAT-SHAKER † n. a standing piece of furniture for hats to be hung on; a hat-stand ...1698
• HATTER n. a jumble, a confused crowd; a knot or tangle ...1835 Sc. & Eng. dial.
† vb. 1. to bruise with blows; to batter the edge or face of, to erode ...c1450 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to harass, to vex, to ill-treat; to wear out, to exhaust with fatigue or drudgery ...1687 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to shake; to shake up as on a rough road ...1870 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to be in a confused but moving state ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 5. to fret, to make a fuss ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to gather, to collect in crowds ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 7. to mix or confuse things; to throw into disorder; to entangle, to knot ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to speak thick and confusedly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HATTER-CROPPER n. a spider; hence, a small, insignificant person ...1742 Eng. dial.
• HATTERED adj. badly treated; exhausted, wearied ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HATTEREL n. 1. a large quantity; a miscellaneous collection, a jumble ...1823 Sc. & N. Ireland
n. 2. a collection of sores in any part of the body; a series of scabs running into one another ...1892 Sc.
n. 3. a scar with a rough surface ...Bk1898 N. Ireland
• HATTERING adj. harassing, tiring ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HATTERN n. clothes, clothing of all kinds, clothing collectively ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HATTERS! int. an asseveration ...c1460
• HATTERY n. hats collectively; a hat manufactory ...1823
• HATTIR †* adj. of maple ...1513 Sc.
• HATTLE adj. wild, skittish, mischievous; uncertain in temper; often used of a skittish cow ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HATTLE-TEMPERED adj. quick-tempered, touchy ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HATTOCK † adj. a little hat ...1501 Sc.
• HATTREL † n. 1. the crown of the head; also, the nape of the neck; the neck ...a1325
n. 2. a large quantity; a miscellaneous collection, a jumble ...1823 Sc.
• HAT UP vb. 1. to leave or depart, often hurriedly ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to run fast ...1969 Amer. dial.
int. used to urge one to leave ...1971 Amer. dial.
• HATURE †* n. hatred ...1538
• HAT-WORSHIP † n. reverence shown by removing the hat ...1742
• HAUCHAL n. a deformed or crippled person ...1891 Sc.
• HAUCHAN n. the mucus or phlegm expelled in clearing the throat ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUCHEE-PAUCHEE n. potatoes when boiled to a mash ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUCHLE vb. to walk lamely or with difficulty; to hobble, to drag the feet along the ground ...1895 Sc. & N. Ireland
• HAUCHLIN adj. 1. hobbling, limping, shambling ...Bk1902 Sc.
adj. 2. slovenly ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUD n. a squall ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUEN n. a harbour, a haven ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HAUFISH adj. reluctant, undecided ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAUGHT adj. 1. high in one's own estimation; bearing oneself loftily; haughty ...1430-40 arch.
† adj. 2. high ...c1460
† adj. 3. of exalted character, esp. in the matter of courage; high-minded, noble; lofty ...a1470
† adj. 4. of exalted rank or station; high-born, noble ...1470-85
• HAUGHTURE n. loftiness of manner or bearing; haughtiness of demeanour ...a1628
• HAUGHTY † adj. high, lofty ...1570
• HAUGHTY WEATHER † n. windy weather ...1787 Eng. dial.
• HAUGULL n. a cold damp wind blowing from the sea during summer ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUGULLIN' adj. of the weather: drizzling, cold and damp ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUHT † n. peril, risk ...c1200
• HAUKUM-PLAUKUM adj. equal in every way ...1825 Sc.
• HAUL n. 1. a large quantity or amount ...1896 Sc.
n. 2. a small inlet or recess into which boats from the beach are drawn up for safety ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
†* vb. 1. to search or examine thoroughly ...1666
† vb. 2. to worry, to torment, to pester ...1678 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to carry on the trade of a carrier, to cart, to carry ...1708 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. of the wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift, to veer ...1769
vb. 5. to bring up for a reprimand; to call to account ...1795
vb. 6. to shout ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to throw ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUL ABOARD ONE'S LAND-TACKS vb. to go ashore ...1823 nautical sl.
• HAUL ABOUT vb. of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ASHES vb. to leave, to stir, to go ...c1938 Amer. sl.
• HAUL ASS vb. to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to move fast, to travel rapidly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAUL BOTTOM vb. to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAUL BUGGY vb. to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAUL-DEVIL n. a clergyman ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAULIER n. a person whose business is to do 'hauling' with horse and cart for hire; a carrier, a carter ...1789 Eng. dial.
• HAULING-HOME n. the bringing home of the bride; the wedding day ...1867 Ireland
• HAUL LOOSE vb. to get busy and get some specific job done ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAULLY † n. rough handling ...1792 Sc.
• HAUL OFF vb. of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1858 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ONE'S ASHES vb. 1. usually of a man: to engage in sexual intercourse, esp. after a period of abstinence ...1906 Amer. sl.
vb. 2. to be sexually satisfied ...1963 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to leave, to stir, to go ...1964 Amer. sl.
• HAUL ONE'S FREIGHT vb. to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ONE'S LAND-TACKS ABOARD vb. to go ashore ...1823 nautical sl.
• HAUL ONE'S WIND vb. to change one's course of action ...1867
• HAUL OUT vb. to leave, to depart ...1866 Amer. dial.
• HAUL OVER THE COALS vb. to reprimand ...1795 sl.
• HAUL PORK vb. to travel rapidly ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAUL ROUND vb. of wind or clouds: to change direction, to shift ...1864 Amer. dial.
• HAUL TAIL vb. to leave, to depart, esp. hurriedly; to travel rapidly ...1940 Amer. dial.
• HAUL THE MAIL vb. to run or travel rapidly ...1935 Amer. sl.
• HAUL UP vb. to bring someone before a judge or other person in authority in order to answer a charge; to arrest or charge someone ...1865 sl.
• HAUL UPON THE RIGHT TOW vb. to say the right thing ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUM vb. to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUMGOBBARD n. a silly, clownish fellow ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAUNA! int. said when one smells a very bad odour ...1967 Hawaii
• HAUNCH vb. 1. to throw ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to fondle, to pet ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUNGE n. to hover about waiting to seize anything that turns up ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUNT † n. 1. habit, wont, custom, usage ...c1330 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† n. 2. habitual practice or use of anything ...c1386
† n. 3. companionship, society, company ...1500-20
n. 4. a ghost or spirit ...1869 Amer. dial.
† vb. 1. to practice habitually, familiarly, or frequently ...c1230
† vb. 2. to be wont  or accustomed ...a1300
† vb. 3. to use or employ habitually or frequently ...a1340
• HAUNTED adj. practiced; used, habituated, or accustomed to a course; wonted ...a1325 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HAUNTINGLY † adv. often, frequently, customarily ...c1440
• HAUNTSKIP n. a place of resort ...1871 Sc.
• HAUNTY † adj. 1. unruly, wanton, restive ...1671 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. full of spirit, mettlesome; excited, frisky (generally used of horses) ...1721 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. haunted ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAUP † vb. to limp ...1827 Sc.
• HAUPS n. a tall, awkward person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAURRAGE n. a blackguard crew of people ...1824 Sc.
• HAURY adj. 1. misty, foggy ...1818 Sc.
adj. 2. of wind: cold, piercing ...1822 Sc.
• HAUSE n. the throat, the gullet, the windpipe ...1721 Sc.
† vb. 1. to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
vb. 2. to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to prepare; to attempt, to try; to offer ...1851 Eng. dial.
• HAUSFRAU n. (occasionally derogatory) a housewife ...1919 Amer. dial.
• HAUSIBLE †* adj. 'that may be drawn or emptied' (Blount) ...1656
• HAUSSMANNIZE vb. 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) ...1865
• HAUST † vb. to draw in, to drink up, to drain, to absorb ...1542
• HAUSTURE † n. the act of sucking or drinking up ...a1650
• HAUT † adj. high, lofty, haughty ...1430-1648
† n. 1. height; a height ...1502
n. 2. the act of limping; a hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
† vb. 1. to raise, to elevate, to exalt ...a1400
vb. 2. to limp; to hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUTAIN † adj. 1. holding or behaving oneself loftily; proud, arrogant, haughty ...1297
† adj. 2. of the voice: raised, loud ...c1350
† adj. 3. high-flying ...c1385
† adj. 4. of exalted courage; courageous, bold ...c1450
• HAUTAINESSE † n. haughtiness, pride, arrogance ...1297
• HAUTAINETY † n. haughtiness ...a1450
• HAUTAINLY † adv. 1. haughtily, proudly ...c1400
† adv. 2. with raised voice, loudly ...c1475
† adv. 3. boldly, courageously ...1513
• HAUTBOY n. 1. an oboe ...1575
n. 2. an oboe player ...1633
† n. 3. a lofty tree, as distinguished from shrubs or underwood ...1674
• HAUTBOYIST n. a player on the oboe ...1864
• HAUTER n. one who can hop ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAUTESSE † n. highness, height; loftiness of rank or character; nobility; haughtiness, pride; grandeur, stateliness; length of time ...a1300
• HAUTEUR n. 1. loftiness of manner or bearing; haughtiness of demeanour ...a1628
†* n. 2. a height ...1711
• HAUTFUL †* adj. exalted, lofty ...c1440
• HAUT-GOÛT † n. 1. a high or piquant flavour; a strong relish; something that gives a relish, seasoning ...c1645
† n. 2. a highly-flavoured or seasoned dish ...1656-7
• HAUT STRIDE AND LOUP n. a very short distance, a 'step' ...1838 Sc.
• HAUT TON n. high fashion; people of high fashion ...1801
• HAUVE n. the haft or handle of an axe or pick ...1881 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to stare, to gaze vacantly or in astonishment ...1877 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to walk blunderingly or stupidly ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVEN n. a lout, a coarse, rude fellow ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVENISH adj. loutish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVING adj. simple-witted, foolish, clownish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVING-GAM n. a stupid person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVISH adj. simple-witted, foolish, clownish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVISON n. a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVY n. a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAUVY-GAUVY n. a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAUX vb. to stroll ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVAGE n. race, lineage, family stock, parentage ...1846 Eng. dial.
• HAVANA-BROWN n. the shade of brown which is the colour of havana cigars ...1875
• HAVANCE n. manners, behaviour ...1790 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HAVE adj. well-behaved ...1954 Amer. dial.
† n. 1. a having, possession ...c1200
n. 2. property, possessions, wealth ...1802 Sc.
n. 3. a swindle ...1805 sl.
† vb. 1. to comport oneself, to behave ...c1386
vb. 2. to possess carnally, to have sex ...1594 sl.
vb. 3. to take, to bear, to carry; to lead ...1792 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to get the better of, to outwit, to take in, to cheat or deceive ...1805 sl.
vb. 5. to surpass, to be superior to; to have the better of ...1843 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to give birth to ...1860 Eng. dial.
vb. 7. to understand, to comprehend; to have a knowledge of ...1893 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to give, to lend ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A BABY vb. to experience fright, shock, or anger; also, to fret ...1950 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A BAD FALL vb. to have a piece of bad luck ...1887 colloq.
• HAVE A BAD NAIL IN ONE vb. to be of a bad disposition ...Bk1866 Sc.
• HAVE A BAG ON vb. to be drunk ...1947 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A BALL vb. to enjoy oneself; to have fun; to stage a celebration ...1938 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A BAR (ON) vb. to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BASH AT vb. to make an attempt ...1948 sl., chiefly Brit.
• HAVE A BEAN IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A BEAT ON vb. to have an erection of the penis ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BEE IN ONE'S BONNET vb. to be eccentric or flighty ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE A BEE IN ONE'S HEAD vb. to be eccentric or flighty ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A BIT vb. to copulate, said of males ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF BUM vb. of the male: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF BUM-DANCING vb. of the male: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF CURLY GREENS vb. of the male: to copulate ...19C Brit.sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF FISH vb. of the male: to coit ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF FLAT vb. to indulge in sexual intercourse ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF GIBLET PIE vb. of the male: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF JAM vb. to copulate ...Bk1896 sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF KEIFER vb. of a man: to have sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF ROUGH vb. of the male: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF SKIRT vb. of the male: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF SUMMER CABBAGE vb. to have sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
• HAVE A BIT OF THE CREAMSTICK vb. of the female: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BIT ON THE SIDE vb. to indulge in an extramarital affair ...L20 colloq.
• HAVE A BLAST vb. to have fun, a good time ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVEABLE * adj. that can be had; obtainable ...a1641
• HAVE A BLOOD RUSH vb. to get angry ...1945 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A BLOW-THROUGH vb. of a woman: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BONE ON vb. to have an erection ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A BRICK IN ONE'S HAT vb. to be overcome with liquor ...1849 US
• HAVE A BRUSH WITH THE CUE vb. of the female: to copulate ...L18 Brit. sl.
• HAVE A BUG UP ONE'S ASS vb. to be irascible and touchy ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A BULLFEST vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A BUN IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...19C Brit. & US colloq.
• HAVE A BUN ON vb. to be drunk; to get drunk ...1901 sl.
• HAVE A CALF vb. to lose control; to have an emotional fit; to have a fit of astonishment or anger; to become emotionally overwrought  ...c1960 US sl.
• HAVE A CALL vb. to intend, to have a mind to ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A CALL UPON vb. to have the first chance of or with ...c1895 colloq.
• HAVE A CAMP vb. to take a rest ...M19 Aust.
• HAVE A CAN ON vb. to go on a drinking spree; to get drunk ...1923 US sl.
• HAVE A CARE OF US! int. an exclamation of surprise ...1828 Sc.
• HAVE A CASE ON vb. to be infatuated with ...1852 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• HAVE A CHATFEST vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A CHICKEN TO PICK vb. to have a crow to pick; to have a disagreement or dispute to settle ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A CHINAMAN vb. (now considered offensive) to have political influence ...1973 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A CHIN WITH vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A COB ON vb. to be angry ...1937 Brit. sl.
• HAVE A COBWEB IN THE THROAT vb. to feel thirsty, to have a desire to drink ...1844
• HAVE A COOKIE IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...1960 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A COW CALVE vb. to be left a legacy ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A CRACK AT vb. to make an attempt ...1836 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A CROOKED ELBOW vb. to be a drunkard ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A CROW TO PLUCK WITH ANY ONE vb. to have something disagreeable or awkward to settle with him; to have a matter of dispute, or something requiring explanation, to clear up; to have some fault to find with one ...c1460
• HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE vb. to be infatuated or in love with someone; esp. applied to children and early teenagers ...Bk1974 Amer. colloq.
• HAVE A DAB IN vb. to have a 'go'; to try ...L19 sl.
• HAVE A DANCE vb. to have a hard search from place to place ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A DASH vb. 1. to try, to make an attempt ...E19 sl.
vb. 2. to make a bet ...L19 sl.
• HAVE A DASH AT vb. to make an attempt; to try ...1923 Aust. sl.
• HAVE A DASH ON vb. to bet heavily and/or wildly ...c1865 turf sl.
• HAVE A DAY FOR A KING, A phr. to have a day off, esp. in wet or foggy weather ...1947 NZ sl.
• HAVE A DEAL ON ONE'S HEAD vb. to have a great deal of responsibility ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A DERRY ON vb. to regard with disfavour ...1883 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE A DOG IN ONE'S BELLY vb. to be ill-tempered ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A DOWNER ON vb. to regard with disfavour ...1915 sl., orig. Aust.
• HAVE A DOWN ON vb. to regard with disfavour ...1828 sl., orig. Aust.
• HAVE A DROP IN ONE'S EYE vb. show slight signs of intoxication
• HAVE A DUCK IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A DUMPLING ON vb. to be pregnant ...L19 Brit. colloq.
• HAVE A FACE AS LONG AS A FIDDLE vb. to look dismal, or extremely depressed ...18C
• HAVE A FACE FOR OUGHT vb. to have assurance or impudence enough for anything ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE A COASTGUARD STATION vb. to look stony and grim ...c1940 sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE A MOUNTAIN GOAT('S) vb. to be an Irish, Scottish, or Welsh dupe ...20C sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE A SCRUBBED HAMMOCK vb. to have a pale sour-looking face ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
• HAVE A FACE LIKE HALF-PAST SIX vb. to look miserable ...L19 sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE BACK OF A BUS vb. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE BACK OF A TRAM vb. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE REAR END OF A COW vb. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE LIKE THE SIDE OF A HOUSE vb. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE ON ONE vb. 1. to be ugly ...20C sl.
vb. 2. to be in a troubled nervous mood ...1980s sl.
• HAVE A FACE THAT WOULD STOP A BUS vb. of girls or women: to be very plain-looking ...1940s sl.
• HAVE A FACE-TICKET vb. to be so well known to the janitors that one is not asked to present one's ticket ...1909 Brit. Museum Reading Room usage
• HAVE A FEELING IN ONE'S BONES vb. to have a sense of certainty based on instinct rather than evidence ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A FEW BUTTONS MISSING vb. to be crazy, eccentric, stupid, or less intelligent than average ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A FEW LAUGHS vb. to converse ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A FIRST-CLASS BLAST vb. to have fun, a good time ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A FIT vb. 1. to be or get angry ...1877 sl.
vb. 2. to behave frenziedly ...1877 sl.
• HAVE A FLUTTER vb. to copulate, for pleasure rather than for passion ...c1875 sl.
• HAVE A FRIEND VISITING vb. to experience the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1889 UK sl.
• HAVE A FULL HOUSE vb. to have all the venereal diseases at once ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A GAD-BEE IN ONE'S BRAINS † vb. to be crazy ...1682
• HAVE A GAD-FLY † vb. to be fond of wandering or roving about ...1591
• HAVE A GAME IN THE COCK-LOFT vb. to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A GAW IN THE BACK OF ANOTHER † vb. to have the power of giving another pain or making him suffer indignity ...1822 Sc.
• HAVE A GIN ON THE ROCKS vb. to copulate ...20C Aust. sl.
• HAVE A GLOW ON vb. to be mildly intoxicated with alcohol ...M20 US sl.
• HAVE A GO AT vb. 1. to make an attempt ...1835
vb. 2. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1977 sl.
• HAVE A GOOD HAND AGAINST † vb. to have a decided advantage over ...1652-62
• HAVE A GOOD INNINGS vb. to be fortunate, esp. in money matters ...Bk1896 colloq.
• HAVE A GOOD MUCKHILL AT ONE'S DOORSTEP vb. to be well-off, rich ...L17 sl.
• HAVE A GOOD NAIL IN ONE vb. to be of a good disposition ...Bk1866 Sc.
• HAVE A GOOD NOSE FOR vb. 1. to have a propensity for; to have good sense of ...Aust. sl.
vb. 2. to be able to search out or locate, as a bargain, etc. ...Aust. sl.
• HAVE A GOOSE TO PICK vb. to have a disagreement or dispute to settle ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A GROUCH ON vb. to be sullen or sulky ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A GUT LIKE A CRANE vb. to be very thirsty ...20C Aust. sl.
• HAVE A HABIT vb. to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms ...1920s drugs sl.
• HAVE A HAIR IN THE NECK vb. 1. to find fault with ...1836 Sc.
vb. 2. to experience a difficulty or annoyance ...1885 Sc.
• HAVE A HANK OVER ONE vb. to have an advantage over one ...1824 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE A HARDNOSE vb. to become angry or irritated ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A HARD-ON vb. to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE A HARD-UP vb. to have an erection of the penis ...20C sl.
• HAVE A HATCH BEFORE THE DOOR † vb. to keep silence ...1594
• HAVE A HEAD ON vb. to have a hangover ...1889 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A HEAT ON vb. 1. to be drunk ...1912 US sl.
vb. 2. to be in a drug-induced state of intoxication ...1912 US sl.
• HAVE A HEN ON vb. to have an urgent, important, or secret plan or project in the making ...1916 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A HEN ON THE NEST vb. to have an urgent, important, or secret plan or project in the making ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A HOLIDAY AT PECKHAM vb. to go without a meal ...c1790 sl.
• HAVE A HUMP IN THE FRONT vb. to be pregnant ...19C colloq.
• HAVE A JAG ON vb. to be on a drinking spree; to be drunk ...L17 sl.
• HAVE A LARK vb. to be mischievously merry; to go on a spree ...c1815 colloq.
• HAVE A LASH AT vb. to make an attempt ...1894 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE ALICE vb. to experience the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1968 US sl.
• HAVE A LIFE vb. to enjoy a well-rounded life including work, family, friends and interests ...1985 US sl.
• HAVE A LINE ON vb. to have information about ...1903 sl. orig. US
• HAVE ALL ONE'S MARBLES vb. to be mentally sound or sane ...1927 sl., orig. Amer.
• HAVE ALL THE MOVES vb. to be very skilful, to be an expert ...1960s sl., orig. US
• HAVE A LOAD ON vb. to be drunk ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• HAVE A LONG INNINGS vb. to die in the fullness of years ...colloq.
• HAVE A LOOSE NUT vb. to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A LOOSE SCREW vb. to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A LUCKY FALL vb. to have a piece of good luck ...1887 colloq.
• HAVE A MAD ON vb. to be angry or resentful ...1909 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A MAN BY THE BALLS vb. to have rendered a man powerless ...20C US sl.
• HAVE A MAN BY THE SHORT HAIRS vb. to have a man in a compromising situation; to have rendered a man powerless to defend himself ...L19 Brit. & US sl.
• HAVE A MEMORY LIKE A FROG-TAIL vb. to have a very bad or no memory ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A MIKE vb. to loiter, to waste time ...E19 sl.
• HAVE A MISFORTUNE vb. to have an illegitimate child ...19C sl.
• HAVE A MONKEY ON ONE'S BACK vb. to be bitten by the drug habit ...c1945 Can. sl.
• HAVE A MOUTH LIKE A COW'S CUNT vb. to be excessively or indiscreetly talkative ...1967 UK sl.
• HAVE AN ACCIDENT vb. 1. to be arrested ...1936 Amer. criminals' sl.
vb. 2. to be maimed or killed in retribution ...1941 Amer. sl., orig. criminals' usage
• HAVE AN ANGLE-TWITCH IN THE BONNET vb. to be not quite sane (angle-twitch = worm) ...1876 Eng. dial.
• HAVE AN ARSE LIKE THE JAPANESE FLAG vb. to have diarrhoea ...Brit. sl.
• HAVE A NECK vb. to show impudence or presumption ...1895 Eng. dial.
• HAVE AN EDGE ON vb. to be rather drunk ...1897 US sl.
• HAVE AN EGG IN THE NEST vb. to be pregnant ...Bk1902 sl.
• HAVE AN EMPTY vb. to masturbate ...1980s Aust. sl.
• HAVE A NICKEL IN THAT DIME vb. to have an interest in a certain state of affairs ...c1974 US Black sl.
• HAVE A NINE-MONTHS DROPSY vb. to be pregnant ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE AN ITCH IN THE BELLY vb. to be sexually excited ...1720 sl.
• HAVE AN M UNDER ONE'S GIRDLE † n. to use a respectful prefix (Mr., Mrs.) when addressing or mentioning a person ...a1553
• HAVE AN OAR IN EVERY MAN'S BARGE vb. to have a hand in everyone's business or affairs ...1653
• HAVE AN OAR IN EVERY MAN'S BOAT vb. to have a hand in everyone's business or affairs ...1653
• HAVE A NOSE FOR SOMEONE vb. to be sexually attracted to someone ...1958 US sl.
• HAVE ANOTHER BAND BY THE END vb. to have a new pursuit in view ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ANOTHER GUESS COMING vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS vb. to be impatient or eager to act or speak; to be restless; to be or become agitated ...1931 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A PACKAGE ON vb. to be intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• HAVE A PACKET vb. 1. to be killed or wounded; to get into trouble ...1930s sl.
vb. 2. to gain a great deal, possibly more than one bargained for; this can either be good (more money than expected), or bad (a longer prison sentence than feared) ...1930s sl.
vb. 3. to suffer a dose of venereal disease ...1930s sl.
• HAVE A PAIR vb. to be macho, manly ...1960s US sl.
• HAVE A PAPER ASSHOLE vb. to lack toughness ...1945 Amer. sl.
• HAVE A PECK ON vb. to be angry, to have a bad temper ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A PICK AT SOMEONE vb. to hold a grudge against one; to feel enmity or ill will towards one; to give one a hard time ...1834 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A PIDDLE vb. to make water ...19C jocular
• HAVE A POP AT SOMEONE vb. to speak or write critically or disparagingly of; to criticize ...1922 Brit. sl.
• HAVE A POTATO IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A PULL OVER (ONE) vb. to have an advantage ...1889 arch.
• HAVE A RAG TO PICK vb. to have a disagreement or dispute to settle ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A RAP AT ANYTHING vb. to make an attempt, hit or miss ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE A RAT vb. to be mad ...1894 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE A RAVELLED HASP vb. to be in a difficulty ...1737 Sc.
• HAVE A RIG ON vb. to play a joke on, to make sport of ...1859 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A RISE OUT OF ONE vb. to mortify; to make ridiculous; to outwit ...Bk1903 sl.
• HAVE A RUSTY-RIFLE vb. to have a venereal disease ...E20 Brit. military usage
• HAVE A SCREW LOOSE vb. to be or become mad ...1833 sl.
• HAVE A SCRUNCH ON vb. to be infatuated ...1920s US Black sl.
• HAVE A SHINE ON vb. to be drunk ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A SHINGLE SHORT vb. to be slightly crazy or idiotic ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HAVE A SHOT AT vb. to make an attempt; to guess ...1878 sl.
• HAVE A SKATE ON vb. to be drunk ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A SLANT ON vb. to be drunk ...E20 US sl.
• HAVE A SMACK AT vb. to make an attempt at or attack on
• HAVE A SNOOT FULL vb. to be intoxicated with alcohol ...20C US sl.
• HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR vb. to have a fondness for; to like, to enjoy, to approve of; to be sentimentally fond ...1902
• HAVE A STAB AT vb. to make an attempt ...1895 sl., orig. US
• HAVE-AT-ALL † n. a desperate risk ...1622
• HAVE A THING ABOUT vb. to regard with disfavour, and implying and irrational or obsessive dislike ...1936 sl.
• HAVE A THRAW AT A PERSON vb. to have a grudge against him ...1869 Sc.
• HAVE A TONGUE LIKE A MILL-CLAP vb. to talk incessantly ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAVE A TURKEY IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A TURKEY ON ONE'S BACK vb. to be intoxicated with alcohol ...19C US sl.
• HAVE A TURN ON ONE'S BACK vb. of a woman: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A VOICE LIKE THE SHARPENING OF A HANDSAW vb. to have a harsh, disagreeable voice ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• HAVE A WANT vb. to be mentally deficient ...1825 Sc.
• HAVE A WHACK AT vb. to make an attempt ...1891 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A WIPE AT THE PLACE vb. to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE A WOLF BY THE EARS vb. to be in a precarious or difficult situation or predicament ...1560
• HAVE A WOLF IN THE STOMACH vb. to be ravenously hungry; to be famished ...1785
• HAVE A WORM IN ONE'S TONGUE vb. to be bitter in speech; to be cantankerous; to snarl and bite like a mad dog ...1759
• HAVE BALLAST ON BOARD vb. to be drunk ...1891 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BATS IN THE BELFRY vb. to be mad or eccentric ...1899 UK sl.
• HAVE BEANS IN ONE' S HAT vb. to have ulterior motives or dishonest intentions ...1966 Amer. dial
• HAVE BEANS IN ONE'S HEAD vb. to have ulterior motives or dishonest intentions ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BEANS UP ONE'S NOSE vb. to have ulterior motives or dishonest intentions ...1950 Amer. dial
• HAVE-BEEN n. something that has been but is no longer; a thing belonging to the past ...1742
• HAVE BEEN IN THE SUN vb. to be intoxicated ...1770 sl.
• HAVE BEEN IN THE SUNSHINE vb. to be drunk ...1857 sl.
• HAVE BEEN IN THE WARS vb. to have been harmed ...1850 sl.
• HAVE BEEN READING BOOKS vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE BEEN TALKING TO JAMIE MOORE vb. to be drunk ...Bk1896 Sc. sl.
• HAVE BEES IN THE HEAD vb. to be whimsical or obsessed with something ...a1553
• HAVE BIG EARS vb. to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HAVE BRASS BALLS vb. to be foolhardy, over-bold ...Amer. sl.
• HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE vb. to be forward, bold, or over-confident ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BREAD IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE BROUGHT THE PACK TO THE PINS vb. to have dwindled away one's stock ...1721 Sc.
• HAVE BY THE BACK † vb. to lay hold of, to seize ...a1555
• HAVE BY THE BALLS vb. to have at one's mercy; to have in one's control ...1918 US sl.
• HAVE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES vb. to have complete control or dominance over someone ...1970s US sl.
• HAVE BY THE SHORT HAIRS vb. 1. to hold so that escape is painful or difficult ...1890s
vb. 2. to know a subject, theme, etc. very thoroughly ...c1935 Aust.
• HAVE BY THE TOE † vb. to have a secure hold of ...a1548
• HAVE CALLUSES ON ONE'S FEET vb. of a child: to be born in less than nine months after marriage ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE CAST-IRON BALLS vb. to be foolhardy, over-bold ...Amer. sl.
• HAVE COCOBAY ON TOP OF YAWS vb. to add new troubles to a situation that seemed bad enough already ...20C W. Indies sl.
• HAVE COME FROM LIQUORPOND STREET vb. to be drunk ...c1825 Brit. sl.
• HAVE CONNECTION vb. to copulate ...19C Brit. euphemism
• HAVE CRAP IN ONE'S BLOOD vb. to be a coward ...1956 US sl.
• HAVE DANCED AT AN IRISH WEDDING vb. to have got two black eyes ...Bk1896 sl.
• HAVE DOMESTIC AFFLICTIONS vb. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE DONE! int. cease, stop, be quiet ...1842 Eng. dial.
• HAVE DOWN TO A FINE ART vb. to be skilled at something ...1919 sl.
• HAVE DRINK vb. to be slightly intoxicated but not drunk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVE DRUNK OF SAUCE'S CUP † vb. to be abusive ...a1529
• HAVE EATEN SAUCE † vb. to be abusive ...1526
• HAVE EGGS ON THE SPIT vb. to be very busy and unable to attend to anything else; to have business in hand ...1598
• HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN vb. to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical ...1848 colloq
• HAVE ENOUGH UNDER ONE'S CAP † vb. to be intoxicated ...a1734
• HAVE EYES BIGGER THAN ONE'S STOMACH phr. said of one who undertakes to eat beyond his capacity ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAVE FEATHERS IN THE HAIR vb. 1. to be sleepy ...1940 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to be a bit crazy ...1986 Amer. dial.
• HAVE FIFTY-UP vb. to copulate with a woman ...20C Brit. sl.
• HAVE FORTY FITS vb. 1. to be or get angry ...1877 sl.
vb. 2. to behave frenziedly ...1877 sl.
• HAVE FOUND A MARE'S NEST vb. to imagine that one has discovered something wonderful, which in fact has no existence ...a1619
• HAVE GIVEN PUSSY A TASTE OF CREAM vb. of a woman: to have been deflowered; to have been copulated with ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE GONE THROUGH SAINT-PATRICK'S NEEDLE vb. to have been in the Bankruptcy Court ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• HAVE GOT IT BAD(LY) vb. to be infatuated with ...1911 sl.
• HAVE GOT SOMEONE FADED vb. to have someone at a disadvantage ...c1940 Can. sl.
• HAVE GUTS IN ONE'S BRAIN(S) vb. to have a solid understanding; to be genuinely intelligent; to have sense ...c1660 colloq.
• HAVE HAD A DROP TOO MUCH vb. be drunk ...sl.
• HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE vb. to be exasperated; to have lost all one's patience ...1940s sl.
• HAVE HAD MORE ____ THAN SOMEONE HAS HAD HOT DINNERS phr. used to imply the expertise of the named person in a certain area of life, esp. of sexual experience ...1960s sl.
• HAVE HAD ONE OR TWO vb. to be drunk ...L19 sl.
• HAVE HAD THE COTTON vb. to be doomed ...1970s US sl.
• HAVE HAIR ON (IT) vb. of a joke: to be old, to be out of date, no longer to be funny ...1966 Amer. sl.
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S CHEST vb. to be brave, to be plucky ...1950s sl.
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S HEAD vb. to be clever, cautious, or wise ...1825 Sc.
• HAVE HAIR ON ONE'S WRIST vb. to be strong ...1956 Sc.
• HAVE HALF A BAG ON vb. to be drunk ...1951 Amer. dial.
• HAVE HEADS ON THEM LIKE BOILS vb. of a hand at cards, of a succession of good throws of the dice, or of a group of important or powerful people: to be strong ...1940s Aust. sl.
• HAVE HEADS ON THEM LIKE MICE vb. of a hand at cards, of a succession of good throws of the dice, or of a group of important or powerful people: to be strong ...1940s Aust. sl.
• HAVE HEMP IN ONE'S POCKET vb. to have luck on one's side in the most adverse circumstances ...B1900
• HAVE HOLD OF THE JERK LINE vb. to be in control of the situation ...Bk1942 Amer. West. sl.
• HAVE HOLLOW LEGS vb. to be able to consume large amounts of food without apparently putting on any weight ...L19 sl.
• HAVE HOT BALLS vb. to be drunk ...1980s US campus sl.
• HAVE HOT PANTS vb. 1. to be sexually eager ...1927 sl., orig. US
vb. 2. to be worried or anxious ...1920s sl., orig. US
• HAVE HOT PUDDING FOR SUPPER vb. of women: to have sexual intercourse ...19C sl.
• HAVE IN JEALOUSY † vb. to be suspicious of, to suspect, to mistrust ...1523
• HAVE INK IN ONE'S PEN vb. to be sexually potent ...20C jocular
• HAVE IN LEASH vb. to have control over, to keep in bondage ...1560
• HAVE IN OCCUPATION † vb. to be occupied or busied with ...a1340
• HAVE IN ONE'S EYE vb. to be considering, to have in mind ...L18 sl.
• HAVE IN SOME LIQUOR vb. to be drunk ...20C W. Indies
• HAVE IN SOME RUM vb. to be drunk ...20C W. Indies
• HAVE IT vb. 1. to dispute ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to have sexual intercourse ...20C sl.
• HAVE IT AWAY vb. 1. to escape from prison or impending arrest ...1950s sl.
vb. 2. to go to, to visit ...1950s sl.
vb. 3. to walk, to leave; to exit ...1950s sl.
vb. 4. to have sexual intercourse ...1960s sl.
• HAVE IT AWAY ON ONE'S TOES vb. to escape from prison or impending arrest ...1950s sl.
• HAVE IT AWAY TOGETHER vb. to have sexual intercourse ...1960s sl.
• HAVE IT AWAY WITH vb. 1. to steal an object ...1920s sl.
vb. 2. to have sex ...1937 Brit. sl.
• HAVE IT BAD vb. to be experiencing something, as illness, love, sexual obsession, etc., intensely ...L19 sl.
• HAVE ITCHING EARS vb. to be eager to hear news or gossip ...Bk1897
• HAVE ITCHY PANTS vb. to be sexually aroused ...M20 US sl.
• HAVE IT COMING vb. to deserve; to merit; usually 'it' is unpleasant ...L19 sl.
• HAVE IT COVERED vb. 1. to have a situation well under control ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
vb. 2. to understand a person and accept their position ...1950s sl., orig. US Black
• HAVE IT GOOD vb. to be possessed of (many) advantages ...1946 US sl.
• HAVE IT IN vb. to have sexual intercourse ...L19 sl.
• HAVE IT IN FOR vb. to bear a grudge; to feel hostile towards ...E19 sl.
• HAVE IT KNOCKED vb. to have a problem, and esp. life in general, absolutely under control ...L19 sl.
• HAVE IT MADE vb. to be in an excellent situation; to have no problems ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HAVE IT MADE IN THE SHADE vb. to be in an excellent situation; to have no problems ...1940s sl., orig. US
• HAVE IT OFF vb. to coit; to ejaculate ...20C Brit. colloq.
• HAVE IT OFF WITH vb. to have sex ...1937 Brit. sl.
• HAVE IT ON vb. 1. to be experiencing the menses; to have a sanitary napkin on ...19C Brit. colloq.
vb. 2. to have an erection ...M20 US sl.
• HAVE IT ON YOUR DANCERS vb. to run away ...1977 UK sl.
• HAVE KANGAROOS IN ONE'S TOP PADDOCK vb. to be crazy or very silly ...E20 Aust. sl.
• HAVE KITTENS vb. to be in a state of great excitement, anxiety, or anger; to behave frenziedly ...1900 sl., orig. US
• HAVEL † n. 1. a term of reproach applied to a man ...c1460
n. 2. the beard or awn of barley ...1847 Eng. dial.
n. 3. the slough of a snake ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. to free barley of the awn ...1847 Eng. dial.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S BRITCHES vb. to move slowly and without energy ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE LEAD IN ONE'S PENCIL vb. 1. to be potent, virile, and vigorous ...20C colloq.
vb. 2. to be in a state of sexual need; to have an erection ...20C colloq.
• HAVE LEGS vb. to be fast ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVELESS † adj. 1. without possessions, destitute, indigent, poor ...c1000
adj. 2. without resources, shiftless, helpless; careless, slovenly ...1868 Sc. & Eng. dial.
adj. 3. wasteful, incompetent; slovenly, ill-mannered, unrefined ...1871 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE LIVE SAUSAGE FOR SUPPER vb. of a woman: to copulate ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVELON †* n. cunning, as of a fox; wile, guile; double-dealing ...c1330
† vb. to be cunning; to act cunningly ...a1300
• HAVE LONG EARS vb. to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HAVE LONG FINGERS vb. to be thievish, to filch ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAVE LONG HANDS † vb. to be powerful ...1583
• HAVE LUNCH DOWNTOWN vb. to engage in active oral copulation ...1947 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MAGGOTS IN THE BRAIN vb. to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MAGGOTS IN THE HEAD vb. to be eccentric, crotchety ...L19 colloq.
• HAVE MARRIED THE WIDOW vb. to have made a mess of things ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE MARVEL † vb. to be struck with astonishment or wonder ...1303
• HAVE MONEY TO BURN vb. to have money in abundance or to spare ...1910 orig. US
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BAG OF MONKEYS vb. to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1908 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BARREL OF MONKEYS vb. to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HAVE MORE FUN THAN A BUSHEL OF MONKEYS vb. to have an exceedingly jolly time ...1895 Amer. sl.
• HAVEN n. a recess or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, affording good anchorage and a safe station for ships; a harbour, a port ...1031
† vb. to put into or shelter in a haven or port ...c1375
• HAVENAGE n. harbour-dues ...1864
• HAVENCE † n. manners, behaviour ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE NEITHER THICK NOR THIN IN THE HOUSE vb. to have neither food nor drink ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVENER n. a harbour-master ...1602
• HAVENET † n. a small haven or harbour ...1538
• HAVE NEVER A FACE BUT ONE'S OWN vb. to be penniless ...L17
• HAVENLESS † adj. without possessions, destitute, indigent, poor ...c1000
• HAVENLET † n. a small harbour or port ...1538
• HAVE NO DEAF NUTS TO CRACK vb. to look well-fed, prosperous, hearty ...1891 Eng. dial.
• HAVE NO MORE INK IN THE PEN vb. to be sexually exhausted from ejaculation; to be impotent from advanced age ...20C colloq.
• HAVE NO MORE SARK THAN WILL COVER ONE'S BACK vb. to have no superfluity of means ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• HAVE NOTHING ON vb. to be greatly inferior to something or someone ...1906 US sl.
• HAVEN-TOWN † n. a town having a haven or harbour; a seaport town ...c1400
• HAVE OFF vb. 1. to take off, to remove ...1906 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to act belligerently ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HAVE OILED SLIPPERS ON vb. to be much pleased or in great glee at anything ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE-ON n. a playful deception ...1931 sl.
• HAVE ON A BARLEY-CAP † vb. to be tipsy ...1611
• HAVE ONE BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES vb. to have caught him properly ...c1935 army sl.
• HAVE ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE vb. to be not far from death ...colloq.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL vb. 1. to be severely ill or very old, slipping toward death ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fall on hard times; to experience bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE FOOT ON A BANANA PEEL AND THE OTHER IN A GRAVE vb. 1. to be severely ill or very old, slipping toward death ...1965 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to fall on hard times; to experience bad luck ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE IN THE BOX vb. to be pregnant ...19C colloq.
• HAVE ONE IN THE OVEN vb. to be pregnant ...19C Brit. & US colloq.
• HAVE ONE IN THE SHORT ROWS vb. to control one ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE LEG OVER THE HARROWS vb. to break loose, to become unmanageable ...1816 Sc.
• HAVE ONE ON THE LET-LOOSE vb. to be ready to terminate one's employment ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE ON THE STICK vb. to take in, to deceive, to chaff ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S ACT DOWN vb. to be in full control of a situation, whether emotional, social, sexual, financial, etc. ...1960s sl. orig. US Black
• HAVE ONE'S APRON-UP vb. to be pregnant ...L19 Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S ASS IN A SLING vb. 1. to complain constantly; to be bitchy ...M20 US sl.
vb. 2. to have suffered unjustly at the hands of another ...M20 US sl.
vb. 3. to be in trouble; to be in an unfortunate predicament ...1960 US sl.
• HAVE ONE'S AUNTIE IN vb. to experience the menses ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S AUNTIE WITH ONE vb. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S BACK TEETH AFLOAT vb. 1. to have a very full bladder ...20C US colloq.
vb. 2. to be heavily intoxicated with alcohol ...20C
• HAVE ONE'S BACK TEETH AWASH vb. 1. to have a very full bladder ...20C US colloq.
vb. 2. to be heavily intoxicated with alcohol ...20C
• HAVE ONE'S BACK TEETH UNDERGROUND vb. to have eaten plenty ...B1912 Eng. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S BACK TO THE WALL vb. to be in a very difficult situation
• HAVE ONE'S BACK UP vb. to be angry or offended ...1783 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S BALLS UNDER ONE'S CHIN vb. to be terrified ...1937 US sl.
• HAVE ONE'S BED † vb. to give birth to a child, to 'lie in' ...1848
• HAVE ONE'S CAKE AND EAT IT vb. to enjoy both of two desirable but incompatible alternatives
• HAVE ONE'S CAKE BAKED vb. to be comfortably off, to be of independent means ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S CAP SET † vb. to be intoxicated ...1597
• HAVE ONE'S CARGO ABOARD vb. to be pregnant ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S CUT vb. to copulate; to coit a woman; to have one's share of sexual gratification ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S EARS ON vb. to be listening through earphones to a radio, or the like; to be tuned into one's CB transceiver ...1970s sl.
• HAVE ONE'S END AWAY vb. chiefly of a man: to have sex ...1975 Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S FACE AT HALF-PAST EIGHT vb. to look miserable ...L19 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S FACE MADE OF A FIDDLE vb. to be irresistibly attractive or charming ...c1660 colloq.
• HAVE ONE'S FACE ONE'S WORST LIMB vb. to look ill ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S FEET IN THE TROUGH vb. to have a government job ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S FINGERS ALL THUMBS vb. to be very clumsy or awkward ..1901 colloq.
• HAVE ONE'S FINGER UP ONE'S ASS vb. to stand about idly; to be inattentive or slow to act ...1942 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S FRIEND IN vb. to experience the menses ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S GARRET UNFURNISHED vb. to be foolish or wanting in intellect, or suffering from temporary delirium ...1869 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S GRANDMOTHER IN vb. to experience the menses ...19C Brit. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S GRANDMOTHER WITH ONE vb. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HABITS ON vb. to feel depressed or in a gloomy mood; to never have anything to say ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HAND IN THE COOKIE JAR vb. to take or attempt to take advantage of one's position by demanding or accepting favours or bribes ...1940 colloq.
• HAVE ONE'S HAND ON ONE'S HALFPENNY † vb. 1. to have a particular object in view ...a1577
vb. 2. to be mean, stingy; to look after one's own interests ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD EXAMINED phr. used jocularly to suggest that someone is crazy ...1949 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD IN THE BEES vb. to be confused, stupefied with drink, etc. ...1813 Sc.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD ON vb. to have all one's wits about one; to be intelligent, quick ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD SCREWED ON vb. to be sensible or level-headed ...1821 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD SCREWED ON THE RIGHT WAY vb. to be sensible or level-headed ...1821 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HEAD UP ONE'S ASS vb. to be very stupid or inattentive ...1924 Amer. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HEART AT ONE'S TONGUE'S END † vb. to be always ready to speak what is in one's mind ...1592
• HAVE ONE'S HEART ON ONE'S HALFPENNY † vb. to have a particular object in view ...1589
• HAVE ONE'S HEART UPON ONE'S POUCH † vb. to be set upon one's private profit ...1583
• HAVE ONE'S JAG vb. to be drunk ...1678 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S JAWING TACKS ABOARD vb. to talk fluently ...Bk1896 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S KALE HOT vb. to get a good scolding ...1895 Sc.
• HAVE ONE'S LEG OVER vb. of a man: to have sex ...1975 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S LEG OVER THE HARROWS vb. to be out of control ...1816
• HAVE ONE'S LIGHT PUT OUT vb. to have one's credit stopped ...E19 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S LIMBS vb. to have the use of one's limbs; to walk ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S LITTLE FRIEND WITH ONE vb. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S MEAT DO ONE NO GOOD vb. to be discontented or churlish; to be vexed, disappointed, to humiliated ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S MEGS SET TO GO vb. to be ready or prepared to go ...1944 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S MONKEY UP vb. to be angry ...1833 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S NOSE UP SOMEONE'S ASS vb. to curry favour with someone in a blatant manner ...1971 Amer. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S NOSE WIDE OPEN vb. to be infatuated or in love ...1963 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S NUMBER vb. to understand a person's real motives, character, etc. ...1853 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S OATS vb. to copulate; to sow wild oats ...L19 Brit. colloq.
• HAVE ONE'S O LEVELS vb. to have oral sex ...1978 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S R TAKEN FROM ONE vb. to be demoted ...18C naval usage
• HAVE ONE'S SHIRT ON vb. to bet heavily ...L19 gambling sl.
• HAVE ONE'S SHIRT OUT vb. to be angry ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S SITTING BREECHES ON vb. to stay late in company ...1785
• HAVE ONE'S STRUMMEL FAKED IN TWIG vb. to have it dressed in style (strummel - hair) ...1834 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL IN A CRACK vb. to be in a difficult situation ...1901 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL IN A SPLIT STICK vb. to be in a difficult situation ...1946  Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S TAIL OVER THE LINE vb. to be stubborn or unmanageable ...1912 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S THUMB UP ONE'S ASS vb. to stand about idly; to be inattentive or slow to act ...1958 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S THUMB UP ONE'S ASSHOLE vb. to stand about idly; to be inattentive or slow to act ...1974 sl.
• HAVE ONE'S TIT IN A TIGHT CRACK vb. to find oneself in an awkward and uncomfortable position, whether physical or emotional ...c1920 Can. sl.
• HAVE ONE'S TOP EYE OPEN vb. to keep a sharp lookout ...1828 Amer. dial.
• HAVE ONE'S WILL OF A WOMAN vb. to coit a woman ...19C euphemism
• HAVE ONE TO RIGHTS vb. to serve one out ...Bk1903. sl.
• HAVE ONE WRINKLE MORE IN ONE'S ARSE vb. to get one piece of knowledge more than one had ...c1786 sl.
• HAVE ONLY FIFTY CARDS IN ONE'S DECK vb. to be stupid or crazy ...1929 US sl.
• HAVE ON THE COAT vb. to place someone in a position of disfavour ...1940s Aust. sl.
• HAVE OTHER HAFT(S) IN HAND † vb. to have other business to do, other fish to fry ...c1440
• HAVE OTHER OATS TO THRESH vb. to have other things to do; to have something else in hand ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAVE OVER vb. to reprimand, to complain at; to castigate ...1936 Amer. dial.
• HAVE PISSED ON A NETTLE  vb. to be peevish or out of temper ...Bk1902 sl.
• HAVE PLENTY OF GUTS BUT NO BOWELS vb. to be unfeeling, even hard, merciless ...L18 colloq.
• HAVER n. 1. oats ...1362 Sc. & Eng. dial.
* n. 2. an owner, a possessor ...c1400
n. 3. behaviour ...1703 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 4. a castrated stag ...1784 Eng. dial.
n. 5. foolish talk, chatter, nonsense (usually plural) ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 6. a piece of folly or nonsense; a whim; a piece of foolishness ...1793 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 7. the lower part of a barn door ...1876 Eng. dial.
n. 8. a stupid, chattering person; a lazy, idle fellow (also used in plural) ...1897 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 9. hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates (also used in plural) ...B1900 Sc.
† n. 10. a person of parsimonious habits ...B1900 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to talk in a foolish, incoherent manner; to talk nonsense ...1721 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to make a fuss about nothing, to make a pretense of being busy; to be lazy at work; to dawdle, to potter about; to saunter, to lounge ...1866 Sc.
• HAVE RABBIT EARS vb. to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HAVERAL-HASH n. a silly, nonsensical person; a fool ...1870 Sc.
• HAVE RATS vb. to become mad ...1894 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVER-CAKE n. oatcake ...1362 N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERDEPAISE adj. undecided; in doubt, wavering in one's mind ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAVERDRIL n. the daffodil, Narcissus Pseudo-narcissus ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVERED adj. spoken at random or desultorily ...1812 Sc.
• HAVEREL adj. foolish, silly, half-witted, nonsensical; talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. an ungainly person; a lounger, a lazy person; a sloven ...1721 Sc.
n. 2. a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a stupid, half-witted person, a simpleton ...c1779 Sc.
n. 3. a he-goat, after he has been gelded ...1790 Sc.
vb. to talk nonsense, to make a fool of ...1822 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERELISM n. a habit of foolish, nonsensical talking ...1826 Sc.
• HAVERER n. one who engages in empty, idle talk ...1826 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERIL adj. foolish, silly, nonsensical; talking foolishly ...1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 1. a stupid, half-witted person; a talkative, garrulous person; a fool ...1801 Sc.
n. 2. one who talks without sense, one who engages in empty, idle talk ...a1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAVERING adj. chattering, nonsensical, gossiping, garrulous ...1721 Sc.
n. chatter, gossip, nonsense ...c1800 Sc.
• HAVERS n. 1. foolish talk, chatter, nonsense; rarely used in singular ...1787 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid, chattering person; an incoherent or garrulous person; a lazy, idle fellow ...1897 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. hesitation accompanied with a great fuss; a person who hesitates ...Bk1902 Sc.
int. nonsense! rubbish! ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVES n. 1. property, possessions, wealth ...1802 Sc.
n. 2. those belonging to the wealthier class ...1836 colloq.
• HAVE SALT EEL FOR SUPPER vb. to be flogged ...E17 sl.
• HAVE SALT TO ONE'S KAIL vb. to have the necessaries of life ...1823 Sc.
• HAVE SAND IN ONE'S CRAW vb. to be courageous, tenacious, or energetic; to be determined and plucky ...1881 Amer. dial.
• HAVE SAND ON ONE'S GIZZARD vb. to have courage ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAVE SHOT ONE'S BOLT vb. to have reached the limit of one's endurance or effort ...Aust. sl.
• HAVE SIN vb. to engage in illicit sexual relations ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAVE SNAKES IN ONE'S BOOTS vb. to be fidgety or uneasy; to have delirium tremens ...1876 Amer. sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE BY THE GOOLIES vb. to have the upper hand ...1980s sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE DEAD vb. to have at one's mercy; to dominate completely; to astound ...1900s Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE FADED vb. to have someone at a disadvantage ...L19 US sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE IN STITCHES vb. to make them laugh uproariously ...1935 sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE ON vb. to deceive someone playfully ...1867 sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE ON TOAST vb. to be in a domination position over someone; to have someone at one's mercy ...colloq.
• HAVE SOMEONE'S BACK vb. to defend or protect someone ...1990 US sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE'S GUTS vb. to inflict severe punishment or harm on someone; usually used as a threat ...colloq.
• HAVE SOMEONE'S GUTS FOR GARTERS vb. to inflict severe punishment or harm on someone; usually used as a threat...1933 UK sl.
• HAVE SOMEONE TAPED vb. to completely understand someone ...1914 sl.
• HAVE-SOMETHING n. one who has something ...1842
• HAVE SOMETHING GOING vb. to have a close (sexual) relationship ...1971 sl.
• HAVE SOMETHING ON SOMEONE vb. to possess incriminating information against someone ...1919 sl., orig. US
• HAVE SOMETHING ON THE BALL vb. 1. in baseball: to throw a pitch with unusual speed or an unusually deceptive motion ...1911 US sl.
vb. 2. to be especially capable, alert, efficient, etc. ...1936 US sl.
• HAVE SPEECH vb. to talk ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVE STICKY FINGERS vb. to be thievish, to filch ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAVE STRAWS IN ONE'S HAIR vb. to be insane, eccentric, or distracted
• HAVE THE BALLS OF A BUTTERFLY vb. to be cowardly ...1971 US sl.
• HAVE THE BALLS OF A HUMMINGBIRD vb. to be cowardly ...1970 US sl.
• HAVE THE BATTLE vb. to be victorious ...c1400
• HAVE THE BIG EYE vb. to be greedy or covetous ...1903 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE BRITTS UP vb. to be afraid ...1945 Aust. sl.
• HAVE THE CAFARD vb. to be fearful and sad ...Amer. World War I sl.
• HAVE THE CALL vb. to be in the most demand ...c1840 colloq.
• HAVE THE DARLING PEA vb. to act eccentrically ...L19 Aust. sl.
• HAVE THE DEADWOOD ON ONE vb. to have advantage or control, esp. incriminating evidence ...1851 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE DINGBATS vb. to be crazy ...1911 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE THE DRY-GRINS vb. said of one teased by striving to smile ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE FLOWERS vb. to experience the menses ...16C Brit. euphemism
• HAVE THE GALLOWS IN ONE'S FACE vb. to have the look of one predestined to or deserving the gallows ...1610
• HAVE THE GATE LOCKED AND THE KEY LOST vb. to experience the menses ...19C Brit. colloq.
• HAVE THE GO-DOWNS vb. to be in a depressed or gloomy mood ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE GOODS ON vb. to have information that gives one an advantage or hold over another ...1877 sl., orig. US
• HAVE THE HAINGLES vb. to be in a lazy mood ...1808 Sc.
• HAVE THE HANK IN ONE'S OWN HAND vb. to be master of the situation; to hold one's own ...1882 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAVE THE HARD DROP IN ONE vb. to be miserly or penurious ...1848 Ireland
• HAVE THE HEELS OF vb. to excel, to surpass, to have the best of ...1894 Sc.
• HAVE THE HORN vb. to be sexually aroused; to have an erection ...18C Brit. colloq.
• HAVE THE HOTS FOR SOMEONE vb. to have strong sexual desire for a specific person ...20C US sl.
• HAVE THE JIMMIES vb. to be afraid ...1945 Aust. sl.
• HAVE THE KEY OF THE STREET vb. to be locked out for the night upon arriving home late ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE LAUGH OF SOMEONE vb. to outdo, to outwit someone ...20C Brit. colloq.
• HAVE THE LAW ON SOMEONE vb. to report someone to the police ...1800 sl.
• HAVE THEM BAD vb. to be experiencing something, as illness, love, sexual obsession, etc., intensely ...L19 sl.
• HAVE THE MOJO ON vb. to have the advantage of ...1938 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE MONKEYS vb. 1. to have delirium tremens ...1950 Amer. dial.
vb. 2. to menstruating ...1950s Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE NEEDLE vb. to be angry ...1874 sl.
• HAVE THE PAINTERS IN vb. to be in the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1961 euphemism
• HAVE THE PENCIL PUT ON ONE vb. to be reported to the police ...1929 US sl.
• HAVE THE POLLY-POUTS vb. to be sulky ...Bk1915 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE PRICKER vb. to be angry ...1945 Aust. & NZ sl.
• HAVE THE PUKES vb. to vomit ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE QUANDONGS vb. to behave stupidly, to be stupid ...1910s Aust. sl.
• HAVE THE QUEEN FOR ONE'S AUNT vb. to have the greatest happiness or distinction possible ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE THE RAG ON vb. 1. to be distracted and irritable ...1963 US sl.
vb. 2. to be experiencing the bleed period of the menstrual cycle ...1974 sl.
• HAVE THE RAGS ON vb. to be having one's period ...c1860 colloq.
• HAVE THE RED RAG ON vb. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE THE RISE ON vb. to be taller than ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE SAUCEPAN ON THE FIRE vb. to be set on or reading for a scolding match ...M19 Eng. dial.
• HAVE THE SCREAMING ABDABS vb. to be in a state of enraged frustration ...c1950 Royal Navy sl.
• HAVE THE SHINERS FOR vb. to find attractive or appealing; to have a fancy or affection for ...M19 sl., orig. US
• HAVE THE SPIKE vb. to be angry ...1890 sl.
• HAVE THE STREET UP FOR REPAIRS vb. the 'menstrual flux is on' ...Bk1893 sl.
• HAVE THE SUN IN ONE'S EYES vb. to be intoxicated ...1840
• HAVE THE TAIL OVER THE DASHBOARD vb. to be in high spirits ...Bk1942 Amer. West. sl.
• HAVE THE TAIL OVER THE LINES vb. to be hard to control; to be stubborn or unmanageable ...1927 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE TAPE vb. to have authority ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE THE WEAK TREMBLES vb. to be worried ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE WILLIES vb. 1. to be nervous or uneasy ...1896
vb. 2. to be depressed or in a gloomy mood ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE WOOD ON SOMEONE vb. to have an advantage over someone ...1949 Aust. sl.
• HAVE THE WOOLIES vb. to be nervous or out of sorts ...1900 US college sl.
• HAVE THE WORLD BY THE TAIL WITH A DOWN-HILL PULL vb. to be in an advantageous position ...1878 Amer. dial.
• HAVE THE WRONG SLANT vb. to be wrong, to be mistaken ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE THE WRONG SOW BY THE TAIL vb. to wheedle the wrong person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAVE TICKETS ON vb. to have a high opinion of someone or something ...1908 Aust. sl.
• HAVE TICKETS ON ONESELF vb. to be conceited ...1918 Aust. sl.
• HAVE TIGHT JAWS vb. to be furious, to be very angry ...1972 Amer. dial.
• HAVE TIME TO BURN vb. to have time to spare ...1897 orig. US
• HAVE TIN EARS vb. to be given to eavesdropping ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HAVE TWINS vb. to take dinner and tea at one meal ...B1900 Amer. sl.
• HAVE TWO HARES AFOOT † vb. to undertake too many things ...1658-9
• HAVE TWO LEFT FEET vb. to be clumsy or awkward in movement ...1915 sl.
• HAVE UNDER THE COSH vb. to have at a disadvantage ...1950s sl.
• HAVE UP vb. to bring someone before a court to answer a charge; to arrest ...1749 sl.
• HAVE WHEELS vb. to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE WHEELS IN THE HEAD vb. to be eccentric ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVE WHITE ANTS vb. to be eccentric or dotty ...1908 Aust. sl.
• HAVEY-CAVEY adj. 1. unsteady, trembling in the balance; uncertain, undetermined, doubtful, wavering, precarious ...1874 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. drunken ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVE YOUR NAME ON IT phr. to be meant for you ...1917 Brit.
• HAVE YOUR NOSE OPEN vb. to be strongly attracted to ...1957 US sl.
• HAVEY-QUAVEY vb. to inquire, to question ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-SCAVEY adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVEY-SKAVEY adv. all in confusion; higgledy-piggledy ...1717 Eng. dial.
• HAVIER n. a castrated stag ...1784 Eng. dial.
• HAVING * adj. 1. possessing property ...a1300
† adj. 2. desirous of having or possessing; greedy, covetous, grasping; acquisitive; miserly, penurious ...1591 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. behaviour, manners, demeanour, deportment; often in plural ...1375 chiefly Sc.
• HAVINGNESS † n. the quality of having or possessing; desire of having, covetousness ...1577
• HAVINGS n. 1. possessions, property, wealth, belongings ...c1325
n. 2. dress, garments ...1768 Sc.
n. 3. manners, behaviour ...1791 Sc.
• HAVING THE IMPUCK adj. somewhat ill; indisposed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAVINS n. manners, behaviour ...1791 Sc.
• HAVIOUR † n. 1. the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
n. 2. the act of having or bearing oneself; deportment, bearing, behaviour, manner ...1503 arch. or Eng. dial.
• HAVIOURS n. manners, generally used in a good sense ...1703 Eng. dial.
• 'HAVISHNESS n. misbehaviour ...1883 Amer. dial.
• HAVLINS adv. half, partially; nearly ...1808 Sc.
• HAVOC n. waste ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAVOUR † n. 1. the fact of having; possession; a possession, property; estate, substance, wealth ...c1400
n. 2. the act of having or bearing oneself; deportment, bearing, behaviour, manner ...1503 arch. or Eng. dial.
• HAVREL n. a foolishly chattering or garrulous person; a fool, a stupid, half-witted person, a simpleton ...c1779 Sc.
• HAVRELISM n. the habit of behaving in foolish, harum-scarum fashion ...1826 Sc.
• HAW † adj. 1. blue, azure; bluish, grayish-blue or greenish-blue; of a dull leaden blue ...a700 obs. exc. Sc.
adj. 2. discoloured, livid, pale, wan ...c1420 Sc.
† n. 1. a hedge or encompassing fence; hence, a piece of ground enclosed or fenced in ...c825
n. 2. the fruit of the hawthorn ...a1000
† n. 3. something worthless or of no value ...c1000
† n. 4. a small piece of land adjoining a house; a small yard or enclosure ...1691 Eng. dial.
n. 5. the hawthorn tree, Crataegus Oxyacantha ...1865 Eng. dial.
† n. 6. a small wood or coppice; a dwelling enclosed by woods; a depression in a wood ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. to speak hesitatingly; to stammer ...1632
int. 1. utterance marking hesitation ...1679
int. 2. a call to horses or cattle to turn to the left, towards the driver ...1777 Eng. dial.
int. 3. a command to a horse or other draft animal to turn, go faster, stop, or back up ...1843 Amer. dial.
int. 4. an exclamation of surprise or contempt ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAWAIIAN n. marijuana; presumably a Hawaiian variety ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HAWAIIAN TIME n. (occasionally derogatory) a flexible system of time; a disregard for punctuality ...1974 Amer. dial.
• HAWBAW n. 1. a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout; a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
n. 2. impudence; pert, saucy speaking ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAWBOY n. a hautboy; an oboe ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAWBUCK n. 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 ...1805
vb. to act boisterously; to be unmannerly ...1896 Amer. dial.
• HAWBUCKER n. a tomboy; an awkward or unmannerly person; an ignorant country fellow; a bumpkin; a lout ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HAW-BUSS n. a hawthorn tree ...1810 Sc.
• HAWBY n. a stupid, clumsy fellow; a lout, a coarse, vulgar lad ...1872 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH vb. to eat badly; to make a loud noise with the lips or mouth in ea ting ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH n. 1. one who hawks and spits ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who makes much noise in eating ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTH n. 1. one who hawks and spits ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
n. 3. one who makes much noise in eating ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTHED adj. coarse, vulgar, or profane in speech; blustering, bullying ...1892 Eng. dial.
• HAWCUBITE n. 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 ...1712
• HAW-EATER n. 1. a mountaineer ...1904 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a West Virginian ...1939 Amer. dial.
• HAWER n. one who speaks hesitatingly or stammers ...1820
• HAWFISH adj. silly, dull, stupid, clownish, mischievous ...1819 Eng. dial.
• HAWFLIN n. 1. a half-grown boy; a stripling; a boy employed upon a farm or in a stable; a hobbledehoy ...1867 Eng. dial.
n. 2. a half-witted person; a fool ...1808 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAW-HAW n. 1. 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 ...1712
n. 2. a loud or boisterous laugh; a guffaw ...1834
n. 3. a rag or refuse gatherer ...Bk1902 Sc.
n. 4. the fruit of the hawthorn, Crataegus Oxyacantha ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 5. a donkey or mule ...1938 Amer. dial.
vb. to laugh loudly or boisterously ...1834
int. an expression of hesitation uttered repeatedly in an affected tone ...1834
• HAWING adj. guiding, directing ...1805 Sc.
• HAWK n. 1. one who preys on others; a rapacious person; a sharper, swindler, or cheat; one who is keen and grasping ...1548
n. 2. an effort to clear the throat, the sound made in clearing the throat ...1803 Sc. & Eng. dial.
n. 3. a mason's labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod ...1862 Eng. dial.
n. 4. a guard in a federal prison ...1936 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a detective ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 6. a guard, a watchman ...1942 Amer. sl.
n. 7. a portion cut, a slice, a chunk ...1956 Sc.
n. 8. a sheriff ...1968 Amer. dial.
n. 9. the dragonfly ...1968 Amer. dial.
vb. 1. to clear the throat of phlegm; to clear the throat noisily; to spit ...1583
vb. 2. to capture, to catch, to pounce upon ...1806 Amer. dial.
vb. 3. to watch closely; to keep under surveillance ...1886 Amer. dial.
vb. 4. to carry anything about unnecessarily and with labour ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to gargle ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 6. to hesitate, to hum and haw; to make much ado before doing anything ...Bk1902 Sc.
vb. 7. to seek or wish for in vain ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 8. to jeer with intent to provoke; to exasperate; to discomfit, to daunt; to annoy, to tease; to embarrass ...1928 Amer. dial.
vb. 9. to walk rapidly; to pursue closely ...1971 Amer. dial.
• HAWK, THE n. 1. the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1946 Amer. dial.
n. 2. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HAWK AFTER † vb. to hunt after, to endeavour to catch or gain ...c1510
• HAWK-A-MOUTH adj. 1. continually hawking and spitting ...1866 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. foul-mouthed, scolding ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HAWK-A-MOUTHED adj. 1. perpetually hawking and spitting ...B1900 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. foul-mouthed, scolding ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAWKATHRAW n. a country wright or carpenter ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWKBEAK n. a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBILL n. 1. a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1954 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a pocketknife with a hooked blade ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-BILLED adj. having a hooked or sharp nose ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWKBIT n. a dandelion ...1959 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-BOY n. a mason's labourer; the man or boy who carries the hod ...1862 Eng. dial.
• HAWKED adj. 1. of cattle: having white spots or streaks; spotted, streaked ...1500-20 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
adj. 2. stupid, foolish ...1790 Sc.
• HAWKER'S NEWS n. news known to all the world; stale news ...1743
• HAWKERY-PAWKERY n. deceit, unfairness, trickery, hocus-pocus ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAWKEY n. 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 ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• HAWK EYE n. 1. a sharp or keen eye like a hawk's ...1684
n. 2. (as 'Hawk-eye') a native or inhabitant of Iowa ...1839 US colloq.
n. 3. (as 'hawkeye') a horse that is rough, wild, or dangerous ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-EYED adj. 1. very keen-sighted ...1818
adj. 2. pop-eyed, bug-eyed ...1960 Amer. dial.
• HAWKIE n. 1. 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 ...1724 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
n. 2. a stupid, clumsy fellow ...1787 Sc.
n. 3. a whore ...1813 Sc. sl.
n. 4. a bull having a white face ...1856 Eng. dial.
• HAWKING AND SWAPPIN phr. failing in prosperity, in poor worldly circumstances ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWKINS n. the wind, esp. that of winter; cold weather; winter ...1958  Amer. dial.
• HAWK-JAWED adj. having a prominent lower jaw ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-NOSED adj. having a nose curved like a hawk's beak ...1530
• HAWK ONE'S MUTTON vb. 1. of a woman: to seek a lover; used disparagingly ...1937 sl.
vb. 2. to work as a prostitute ...1937 sl.
• HAWK'S BEAK n. a nose, esp. one hooked or sharp ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HAWK'S EYE n. a sharp or keen eye like a hawk's ...1684
• HAWK'S MOUTH n. a light sky with a sullen horizon above a black sea; it is considered a sure sign of bad weather ...1985 Amer. dial.
• HAWK-SPAUN n. a tall, ungainly woman ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWKSTER n. a hawker, a street vendor or itinerant peddler ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAWK UP vb. to expel anything from the throat by the force of the breath; to spit; to cough up and spit phlegm ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWKY adj. greedy as a hawk, voracious ...1732
n. a white-faced cow; frequently used as a general or pet name for a cow ...1724 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAWLER † n. the keeper or steward of a hall ...c1400
• HAWM n. a haft, the handle of an axe, hammer, spade, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to move about awkwardly; to lounge ...1847 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. 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 ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to shackle, to clog, to hamper ...1890 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to set about a thing, to begin, to move, to attempt ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWMED † adj. of legs: bandy, curved ...1610
• HAWMELL † n. a small close or paddock ...1736 Eng. dial.
• HAWMERER n. a big, awkwardly built person with clumsy feet; one who works in a rough, noisy fashion ...1866 Sc.
• HAWMERIN adj. big and clumsy ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HAWM-LEGGED † adj. bandy-legged, bow-legged ...1608
• HAWN n. a harbour, a haven ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HAWPS n. a tall, awkward person; a clownish fellow ...B1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• HAWSE † n. exaltation, enhancement ...c1475
† vb. 1. to raise, to exalt, to hoist ...c1500
vb. 2. to embrace; to hug; to take in the arms ...1829 Sc.
vb. 3. to prepare; to attempt, to try; to offer ...1851 Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to gossip ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• HAWSE UP vb. to raise, to lift ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWSLOCK n. the wool on the neck of a sheep ...1725
• HAWTANE † adj. haughty ...1790 Sc.
• HAWTHERY adj. untidy, tossed ...Bk1902 N. Ireland
• HAW-TREE † n. the hawthorn ...a1300
• HAWVISH adj. undecided, indefinite ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWVISHNESS n. disagreeable behaviour, perversity ...1867 Eng. dial.
• HAWY adv. heavily ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAWY-GAWY n. a simpleton; a clownish, awkward person ...1889 Eng. dial.
• HAWZEN vb. to scold, to speak sharply ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HAY n. 1. a hedge, a fence ...c725 arch. or Eng. dial.
n. 2. an enclosed space; an enclosure; a park ...c1630 arch. or Eng. dial.
n. 3. a small wood, coppice, or plantation ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. 4. marijuana ...M20 drugs sl.
vb. to enclose or fence in by a hedge ...a1050 obs.
† int. an exclamation on hitting an opponent ...1598
• HAY-ASTHMA n. hay-fever ...1827
• HAYBACK n. a rustic; a countrified person; an unsophisticated person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HAY-BAG n. 1. a woman ...1851 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a woman, esp. a prostitute who is fat and usually dissipated or dissolute ...1851 Amer. sl.
n. 3. an unattractive woman ...1851 sl.
n. 4. a laundress on a military base ...1865 Amer. army sl.
n. 5. (derogatory) a slovenly woman; a female hobo or camp follower ...1877 Amer. dial.
• HAYBAG ROW n. the laundresses' quarters ...1925 Amer. army sl.
• HAY BALER n. a horse or cow ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAY-BALING adj. an adjective of vague abuse, usually with 'bastard' ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAY BARBER n. one who works on a farm or ranch during the summer, and as a miner during the winter ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAY-BAY n. a hubbub, an uproar; a commotion, a disturbance ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HAYBURNER n. 1. a horse; hence, any animal the consumes hay; often used derisively ...1904 Amer. sl.
n. 2. an old or primitive locomotive ...1916 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a mule ...1917 Amer. dial.
n. 4. a smoking pipe ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 5. a cheap automobile ...1921 Amer. dial.
n. 6. a kerosene lantern ...1930 Amer. railroad sl.
n. 7. a smoker of marijuana or hashish ...1935 Amer. criminal sl.
n. 8. an old and inefficient engine ...1940 Amer. dial.
n. 9. a Western movie ...1948 Amer. sl.
n. 10. a thin, bony, or poor-looking cow ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 11. a cigar ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAYBURNERS n. cavalry ...1941 Amer. army sl.
• HAY-BURNING adj. an adjective of vague abuse, usually with 'bastard' ...1949 Amer. dial.
• HAY-BUTT n. a marijuana cigarette ...M20 US drugs sl.
• HAYCOCK n. a woman's hairdo, the hair is up on the head in a bunch ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAYCOCKING adj. making a short, choppy wave ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAY-CROOK n. a long, lanky, hungry-looking man ...1808 Eng. dial.
• HAYDIGEES n. high spirits; merriment, roistering ...1829 Eng. dial.
• HAYE † n. a shark, or a particular species of shark ...1613
• HAY-EATER n. (derogatory) a White person ...20C sl.
• HAYEL n. the windpipe ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAY FARM n. a meadow ...1983 Amer. dial.
• HAYFIELD LOBSTERMAN n. one who is both farmer and fisherman by season ...1975 Amer. dial.
• HAY-FOOT n. 1. the left foot ...1851 Amer sl., esp. army
n. 2. a farmer; a rustic; used derisively ...1901 Amer. sl.
• HAY-FOOTED adj. rustic; used derisively ...1886 Amer. sl.
• HAYFOOT, STRAWFOOT phr. used as 'right, left' to keep time in marching; used in the Civil War ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• HAYHEAD n. a smoker of marijuana or hashish ...1942 Amer. criminal sl.
• HAY IS FOR HORSES phr. used as a disdainful rejoinder when someone says 'hey!' ...1738 Brit.
• HAY JOHN n. one who works on a farm or ranch during the summer, and as a miner during the winter ...1943 Amer. dial.
• HAY JUMPER n. a grasshopper ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HAY KICKER n. a farmer; a rustic, a countrified person, an unsophisticated person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HAYL vb. to haul; to draw forcibly; to pull; to drag along ...1783 Eng. dial
.• HAYLER n. one who works or does anything energetically and effectively ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAYLUNSH n. a headlong fall ...1809 Eng. dial.
• HAYMAIDS n. ground-ivy ...1640
• HAYMAKER n. 1. a farmer, a rustic...1847 Amer. sl., esp. nautical
n. 2. a lubber; a raw recruit ...1847 Amer sl., esp. nautical
n. 3. a hard swinging blow ...1902 Amer. boxing usage
n. 4. a finishing blow ...1906 Amer. sl.
n. 5. the sun ...1908 Amer. sl.
n. 6. in the entertainment industry: a song or other performance that is especially profitable, popular or effective ...1954-60 Amer. entertainment industry
n. 7. a cicada ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. 8. a praying mantis ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAYMENT † n. a fence or boundary ...1770 Eng. dial.
• HAYNE † n. a term of reproach; a mean wretch, a niggard ...c1386
vb. to throw, to fling; esp. to throw stones, etc. ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HAYNESS adj. horrible, dreadful, terrible, heinous ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAYNISH adj. greedy, ravenous; craving for a thing ...1888 Eng. dial.
• HAYPILE n. a bed or mattress ...1904 Amer. sl.
• HAYPITCHER n. a farmer, a rustic ...1888 Amer. sl.
• HAY POUNDER n. a rustic, a countrified person, an unsophisticated person ...1941 Amer. dial.
• HAYRACK n. 1. a woman, esp. a prostitute or vagrant, who is fat and usually dissipated or dissolute ...1881 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a thin, gaunt horse or cow ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAYRAKER n. a farmer; a rustic ...1954 Amer. sl.
• HAYRICK n. a slow or unseaworthy vessel ...1883 Amer. nautical sl.
• HAY ROTTER n. a very heavy rain ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAY RUBE n. a farmer; an ignorant rustic ...1900 Amer. sl.
• HAY-SCALED adj. hare-lipped ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAYSEED adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
n. 1. a rustic, a countrified person; an unsophisticated person; a rough, uncouth fellow ...1834 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a dull, stupid person ...1965 Amer. dial.
n. 3. an old joke that isn't funny any more ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAYSEEDER n. a rustic, a countrified person; an unsophisticated person ...1891 Amer. dial.
• HAYSEEDY adj. boorish; rustic ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAYSEL n. the hay season ...a1825
• HAYSHAGGER n. a rustic, a countrified person, a bumpkin; an unsophisticated person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HAYSHAKER n. 1. a farmer; a rustic, a countrified person, a bumpkin; an unsophisticated person ...1924 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a cowboy; used derisively ...1945 Amer. railroad usage
• HAYSING n. following hares by night ...1854 Eng. dial.
• HAY SNEEZER n. hay fever ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAYSTACK n. 1. a dome-shaped wave ...1942 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a woman's hairdo, the hair is up on the head in a bunch ...1967 Amer. dial.
n. 3. a small, rounded hill ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAYSTACK AGREEMENT n. a secret understanding ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAYSTACK KID n. an illegitimate child ...1967 Amer. dial.
• HAYSTALL n. a small portion of wood on the outskirts of a large wood ...1777 Eng. dial.
• HAYSTER vb. to do anything hurriedly or in a slovenly manner; to act or speak with consideration ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAYTE † n. an islet ...1532
• HAYTI  n. a section of a town where Black people live ...1857 Amer. dial.
• HAYTO n. a child's name for a horse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAYTOSSER n. a farmer, a rustic ...1904-11 Amer. sl.
• HAYTY vb. to move up and down; to flicker about ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAYTY-TAYTY n. a seesaw ...1873 Eng. dial.
• HAY-WADDIE n. a worker temporarily employed in haying ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAY-WADDY n. a worker temporarily employed in haying ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAYWAGON n. a sightseeing bus ...1931 Amer. sl.
• HAYWARD n. 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 ...1811 Eng. dial.
• HAY WIDOW n. a woman separated from her husband, either permanently or temporarily, for some reason other than death ...1931 Amer. dial.
• HAYWIRE adj. 1. poorly equipped or hastily or poorly put together; slipshod, substandard ...1905 Amer. sl., esp. logging
adj. 2. out of order, proper condition, or control; awry, impaired ...1920 Amer. sl.
adj. 3. mentally deranged, crazy ...1926 Amer. sl.
adj. 4. ill ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 5. injured ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
adj. 6. said of meat that has gone bad ...1966 Amer. dial.
n. flimsy or worthless material ...1928 Amer. sl.
vb. to mend or repair something; to do a hurried job of repairing something ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HAYWIRED adj. mentally deranged, crazy ...1920 Amer. sl.
• HAZARD †* adj. hazardous ...1601
† n. 1. in billiards: one of the holes or pockets in the sides of a billiard table ...1598
n. 2. in Ireland: a cab-stand ...1882
† vb. in billiards: to 'pocket' a ball ...1679
• HAZARDABLE † adj. involving hazard; hazardous, risky ...1623
• HAZARDER * n. a player at hazard or dice; a dicer, a gamester ...a1300
• HAZARDFUL †* adj. risky, hazardous, perilous ...1626
• HAZARDIZE † n. a hazardous position; a condition of peril or risk ...1590 nonce use
†* vb. to put in hazard; to jeopardize, to risk ...1628
• HAZARDLY †* adj. risky, dangerous ...1575
• HAZARDOUS † adj. addicted to risks; venturesome ...1580
• HAZARDRY † n. 1. the playing at hazard; dicing, gambling ...1297
†* n. 2. the incurring of risk; venturesomeness ...1590
• HAZE n. the drug LSD ...M20 US drugs sl.
vb. 1. to drizzle ...1674-91 Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
vb. 3. to dry by exposure to the air; to half-dry, to dry on the surface ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 4. to be foggy ...1830 Eng. dial.
vb. 5. to punish by keeping at disagreeable and unnecessary hard work; to harass with overwork ...1840 nautical usage
vb. 6. to frolic, to lark ...1848 US
vb. 7. to subject to cruel horseplay, as practiced by students; to bully, to treat cruelly ...1850 US
vb. 8. to eat greedily and ravenously ...1884 Eng. dial.
vb. 9. to cover with hoar-frost ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZE ABOUT vb. to roam about aimlessly; to loaf about ...1841
• HAZE-BAZE n. a fool, a stupid person, a ninny ...1877 Ireland
• HAZE-FIRE n. brilliantly luminous mist ...1842
• HAZE-FROST n. hoar-frost ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZE-GAZE n. a show in the sense of an exhibition of oneself; a wonder ...1818 Eng. dial.
• HAZE GRAY n. navy ...1971 Amer. Navy sl.
• HAZEL adj. half-dry ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. 1. to dry, season in the sun; to dry on the surface ...1642 Sc. & Eng. dial.
vb. 2. to beat as with a hazel stick ...1875 Eng. dial.
• HAZEL-BROTH n. a flogging with a hazel stick ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZELEN † adj. pert. to the hazel ...c1000
• HAZELING n. a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HAZEL OIL n. a beating or flogging with a hazel stick ...c1678
• HAZEL-RISE † n. a twig or bough of the hazel ...1300
• HAZEL-SNOUT * n. a turned-up nose ...1952 Amer. dial.
• HAZEL SPLITTER n. 1. wild, lean range hog ...1865 Amer. dial.
n. 2. a female with a bad reputation; an immoral woman ...c1970 Amer. dial.
• HAZELWOOD † adv. of course, certainly ...c1374
• HAZELWOODS SHAKE † adv. of course, certainly ...c1374
• HAZELY adj. said of a grey sky, no sun ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HAZEN † vb. 1. to scare, to terrify, to be afraid of ...1605 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† vb. 2. to scold, to rebuke, to threaten ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAZEN AT vb. to speak impudently to ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HAZENUT n. a hazelnut ...1923 Amer. dial.
• HAZER n. 1. one who hazes or practices cruel horseplay on another ...1887 US
n. 2. hoar-frost ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZERD vb. to dry clothes in the open air ...Bk1905 Ireland
• HAZE THE TALK vb. to turn the conversation to another subject ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HAZIE n. a stupid, thick-headed person ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAZING n. 1. a sound beating, a thrashing ...1825
n. 2. cruelty practiced on college freshmen ...a1860 US
• HAZLE n. the dried appearance presented by the skin before it chaps ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
vb. to dry superficially; to become dry on the surface ...1642 Eng. dial.
• HAZLED adj. 1. crabbed, surly, sour, churlish ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 2. half-dried ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
adj. 3. rough, chapped like the skin in frosty weather ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZLING adj. drying ...Bk1902 Sc.
• HAZY adj. 1. somewhat confused with drink; partially drunk ...1824 colloq.
adj. 2. drizzling ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
n. a scolding; a quarrel; abusive language ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZY-DAZY adj. careless, haphazard ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HAZY-GAZY n. a window ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAZZLE vb. to dry superficially; to become dry on the surface ...1642 Eng. dial.
• HAZZLED adj. of an animal: speckled red and white ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• H.B.S. n. human beings ...c1930 jocular

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