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HALIBUT - HANKERING
HALIBUT - nouns
• CHIX a Pacific halibut under 4.5 kg ...1989 Can.
HALL - nouns
• SALE † a hall or spacious chamber; a king's or noble's lodging, palace, castle; occasionally, a tent ...a1000
• WINDWAY a wide, open hall in a house ...1940 Amer. dial.
HALLOWEEN - nouns
• BEGGARS' NIGHT the night when children dress up as beggars and go door to door asking for candy and other sweets; Halloween eve ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE STUMP NIGHT 1. the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
2. Halloween ...Irish sl.
• DEVIL'S NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people vandalize ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY NIGHT the night before Halloween ...1980 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIE NIGHT the night before Halloween ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MEAL-AND-BREE NIGHT Halloween ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MISCHIEF NIGHT the night before Halloween, when doorbells are rung, gates removed from their hinges, car windows soaped, and houses and walks marked with chalk, egg, or flour ...1977 Amer. dial.
• PICKET NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people play pranks; so called from the custom of producing noise by running a stick along a picket fence ...1977 Amer. dial.
• SCARE PARTY a Halloween party ...1940s US Black sl.
• TICKTACK NIGHT Halloween night ...1899 Amer. dial.
HALLOWEEN - interjections
• HELP THE POOR! an expression used at Halloween by children instead of 'trick or treat' ...1971 Amer. dial.
HALLUCINATION - adjectives
• VERIDICAL of hallucinations, phantasms, etc.: coincident with, corresponding to, or representing real events or persons ...1884
HALLLUCINATION - nouns
• VID a hallucination, presumably drug-induced ...1990s sl.
HALLWAY - nouns
• BOULEVARD a long straight hallway ...1965 US
HALO - nouns
• VATSGAARIN a halo around the sun, supposed to indicate bad weather ...Bk1905 Sc.
HALT - nouns
• DEVALL a pause, cessation, halt ...1871 Sc.
HALT - verbs
• BACK ONE'S MAINTOPSAIL to slow down in walking; to come to a halt ...1856 Amer. nautical sl.
• DEVALL to halt, to stop, to desist, to cease ...1823 Sc., N. Ireland, & Eng. dial.
HALTER - verbs
• CAPISTRATE †* to halter, to muzzle, to tie ...1656
HALTING - adjectives
• DEVALLING ceasing, stopping, halting ...1894 Sc.
HALVE - verbs
• DIMIDIATE to divide into two equal parts; to halve ...1623
HALVED - adjectives
• DIMIDIATE divided into two equal parts; halved, half ...1768-74
HAM - nouns
• GAMBONE the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham ...a1529
• GAMMON the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham ...a1529
• GAMMOND the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham ...a1529
• GRUNT a slice of ham or pork ...1925 US sl.
• JEW FOOD (usually derogatory) ham, bacon, or pork of any kind ...20C sl.
• MARYLAND END the hock of the ham ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MARYLAND SIDE the hock of the ham ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PIG HIP ham; a ham ...1979 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S HIP ham; a ham ...1990 Amer. dial.
• SKINK † ham ...1630
HAMBURGER - nouns
• CHEESEBURG a hamburger with a slice of cheese ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DC a hamburger with every possible trimming and condiment ...1966 US sl.
• GAINESBURGER Salisbury steak; hamburger ...1970s US prison sl.
• GUT BOMB a greasy hamburger; broadly; any greasy, tasty, heavy food; any food considered to be especially unhealthy ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GUT BOMBER a greasy hamburger; broadly, and food considered to be especially unhealthy ...1980 Amer. sl.
HAMLET - nouns
• BERG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BURG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BURGH a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HAMEL † a hamlet ...c1514 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAMIL-SCONCE the light of the village or hamlet ...1795 Eng. dial.
• HAMMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUILLET †* a hamlet ...1597-8
• THWAITE a single house; a small hamlet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HAMMER - nouns
• ALABAMA a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BEATER a heavy hammer or maul; a sledge hammer; also, a wedge used in splitting wood ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOSTON SCREWDRIVER a hammer ...1969 US sl.
• HAMMERY people who live by working with the hammer ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MARTEL a hammer ...1474
• MAW a mallet; a large hammer ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MELL a mallet; a hammer; generally of wood ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELLET a small wooden hammer; a mallet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIKE a hammer ...1966 Amer. miners' usage
• PADDY RAMMER a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• PAISLEY SCREWDRIVER a hammer...1950 Sc.
• PANORAMA a hammer ...L19 rhyming sl. (pronounced with a short 'a')
HAMMER - verbs
• MALLEATE * to beat with a hammer; to beat metal thin or flat ...1597
• MALLET † to beat, to hammer ...1594 obs. exc. arch.
• MARTEL †* to hammer, to deal blows as with a hammer ...1590
• MARTELLATE to hammer ...1829 nonce word
• MELL to hammer; to strike with a 'mell' or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
HAMMOCK - nouns
• DREAM SACK a hammock ...World War I navy sl.
• HANGING CABIN a hammock in a ship; a cot ...1626 sl.
• MICK a hammock ...1929 nautical sl.
• SACK a hammock ...1829 Royal Navy sl.
HAMPER - nouns
• AMPOT a hamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPOT a hamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAUND a basket, a hamper ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEP a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities ...a1300
HAMPER - verbs
• HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything ...1825 Sc.
• HAWM to shackle, to clog, to hamper ...1890 Eng. dial.
• LANGLE to involve, to encumber, to curb, to restrain, to hamper, to frustrate ...1713 Sc.
• MAR † to hamper, to hinder, to interfere with, to interrupt or stop a person, event, or thing ...c1000
HAMPERED - adjectives
• HAND-BOUND hampered, put to inconvenience ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HAMPERING - adjectives
• TAIGLIN delaying, hampering ...1793 Sc.
HAMSTRING - verbs
• TIE WITH ST. MARY'S KNOT † to cut the sinews of the hams of an animal; to hamstring...? a1600 obs. or Sc.
HAND - adjectives
• ARMSTRONG used to describe anything that is operated by hand rather than by machinery ...1914 Amer. sl.
• BETTER of the hand or foot: the right ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FAIR-HANDED having well-formed hands ...1728-46
• HORN-FISTED having hard, calloused hands ...M19 nautical colloq.
• KAY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• KEY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• MAEGSIE having large hands ...1880 Sc.
• MANUARY † pert. to the hand; performed by or with the hands ...1576
• PALMAR †* belonging to the palm of the hand ...1656
• PALMARY * pert. to the palm of the hand ...1696
• QUOBBLED of a woman's hands: shrivelled and wrinkled from being too long in the washtub ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• READY-HANDED clever with the hands, quick and ready ...1890 Sc.
HAND - adverbs
• SINISTROUSLY with a tendency to use the left hand in preference to the right; with the left hand ...1646
HAND - nouns
• AX-HOLDER a hand ...c1885 Amer. sl.
• BASH the palm of the hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATCH the palm of the hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEST HAND the right hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BISCUIT HOOKS one's hands ...1932 Amer. jocular
• BOW-HAN' a fiddler; a fiddler's right hand ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAD HOOKS one's hands ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BREAD SNATCHERS one's hands ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH OF FIVES the clenched fist; also, the hand ...1825 boxing sl.
• DAD a hand ...1791 US sl.
• DADDLE a hand or fist ...1773 Eng. dial. & criminals' sl.
• DADDLER a hand ...c1870 sl.
• DADLER a hand ...c1870 sl.
• DALLE †* the hand ...c1460
• DANDLE the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
• DANDY the hand; a child's hand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANNY a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DARBIES hands ...20C Brit. sl.
• DARBY BANDS the hands ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DEW-CLAWS hands ...1892 Amer. dial.
• DICK-SKINNER the hand ...1971 US sl.
• DIDDLE-DANDERS the four fingers of the hand on the teats of a cow in the action of milking ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DONNY a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DOOK a hand ...M19 sl.
• DOUBLE NEIVE the clenched hand ...1882 Eng. dial.
• DRY MARTINI the left hand ...2002 Brit. sl.
• DUDDLE the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
• DUKE the hand, the fist ...1859 sl.
• FAM a hand ...1698 criminals' sl.
• FAMBLE a hand ...1567 sl.
• FAMM the hand ...c1690 sl.
• FEM the hand ...c1690 sl.
• FEME a hand ...L17 sl.
• FIN an arm; a hand ...L18 nautical sl.
• FLAPPER the hand ...1833 sl.
• FLAPPER-SHAKER the hand ...1833 sl.
• FLAPPER-SHAKING hand-shaking ...1853 sl.
• GALLACK the left hand ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GALLACK-HAND the left hand ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GARDIES the hands, esp. when put up in a posture to fight ...1773 Sc.
• GAWK HAND the left hand ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GEG a cut or crack in the hands; a deep cut or wound ...1825 Sc.
• GLAM a hand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GLAUM a hand ...1960 Amer. dial.
• GLOM a hand ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GLOMMER a hand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOLL † a hand ...a1586
• GOOSE-SKIN the wrinkled and colourless skin of the hands, caused by being long in water ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GRABBER a hand ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GRABHOOK a hand ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GRAPPLER * a hand ...E17 sl.
• GRUB HOOKS fingers or hands ...1923 Amer. sl.
• HAM a hand ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HOOKS a man's hands and arms ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KEY-PAW the left hand ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LINCOLN'S INN a hand ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'fin'
• MADONNA CLAWS an ugly hand ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
• MAIG a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw ...1825 Sc.
• MANIPLE the hand ...1833
• MANUALIZATION * the act of using the hands ...1887
• MARTINI the hand; the arm ...1992 Brit. sl.
• MARTIN-LE-GRAND hand ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'St. Martin-le-Grand'
• MARTIN'S hand ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'St. Martin-le-Grand'
• MAULER the hand; the fist ...1820 sl.
• MAULEY a fist, a hand ...1780 sl.
• MAULIE the hand, a fist ...L18 sl.
• MAULS the hands; the fingers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWLER the hand, the fist ...E19 sl.
• MAWLEY the hand, a fist ...L18 sl.
• MEATHOOK the hand or fist; usually plural ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MEG a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw ...1825 Sc.
• MIT the hand ...Amer. sl.
• MITT the hand ...1893 US sl.
• MORLEY the hand, a fist ...L18 sl.
• MUD-HOOK the hand ...1850 sl.
• NEIVE the fist, the closed hand; the hand ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NIEVE the fist, the closed hand; the hand ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ON-WYNE the left hand ...1768 Sc.
• PADDLE the hand ...M19 sl.
• PADDYWHACK the hand, esp. of a baby; chiefly used by little children ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PALETTE the hand ...L18 sl.
• PALM the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAN the palm of the hand ...1961 Amer. dial.
• PANEL the palm of the hand ...c1970 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
• PASTIE the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. sl.
• PAW the hand ...1605 sl.
• PEA PICKER one's hand ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAMSGATE the hand ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Ramsgate Sand)
• RAMSGATE SAND the hand ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SCRAM-HAND a withered hand ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SINISTERITY * use of the left hand; skill in this ...1877
• ST. MARTIN'S hand ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'St. Martin-le-Grand'
• ST. MARTIN'S LE GRAND hand ...M19 rhyming sl.
• SWEET MARTINI the right hand ...2002 Brit. sl.
• TALON the grasping fingers or hands of humans ...1588
• YARKEN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
HAND - nouns, person
• MAEGSIE a person with large, flipper-like hands ...1866 Sc.
HAND - verbs
• BEAT GOOSE to strike the hands under the armpits to warm them ...1883
• BEAT THE BOOBY to strike the hands under the armpits to warm them ...1883 nautical
• GAIG of the hands: to crack or chap ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PALM 1. to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
2. to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• PAUM to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
• PAWM to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TICHEL to join hands; to make a line or string ...Bk1905 Sc.
HAND - phrases
• TIP US YOUR DADDLE give me your hand ...1785 sl.
HANDBAG - nouns
• HANDPOCKET a handbag ...1958 Amer. dial.
HANDBILL - nouns
• GAG a handbill ...1821 UK sl.
HANDCUFF - nouns
• BLOCK AND TACKLE handcuffs ...1930s rhyming sl. for 'tackle'
• BRACELETS handcuffs ...1816 sl.
• CUFFS handcuffs ...1861 sl.
• DARBIES a set of handcuffs or fetters; shackles ...1665 UK sl.. orig. criminals' usage
• HAND-BOLT a handcuff ...1816
• HANDLOCK a shackle for the hands; a manacle, a handcuff ...1532 obs.
• HAND-SHECKLES handcuffs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-TETHERS handcuffs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-TIES handcuffs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDY-CUFFS handcuffs, manacles ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JOHNNY DARBIES handcuffs ...c1860 sl.
• MAGGIE a handcuff, a manacle ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• MITTENS handcuffs ...1880 sl.
• MITTS handcuffs ...1910s US prison sl.
• NIPPERS handcuffs ...1821 sl.
• SHANGIES handcuffs ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng.
• SHERIFF'S BRACELETS handcuffs ...L18
• SILVER BANGLE handcuffs ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• SNAPS handcuffs ...1895 sl.
• SNITCHER handcuffs, esp. strings used in place of handcuffs ...M19 Sc.
• SNITCHES handcuffs ...L19 sl.
HANDCUFF - verbs
• CUFF to put handcuffs on ...1851 sl.
• DARBY to handcuff; to shackle ...L19 Aust. prison sl.
• GAFFLE to place in handcuffs ...2000s US prison sl.
• HAND-BOLT to handcuff ...1816
• HANDLOCK to manacle, to handcuff ...1586
• IMMANACLE to put manacles on; to handcuff; to fetter ...1634 rare
• UNHOOK to remove handcuffs ...1982 US sl.
HANDCUFFED - adjectives
• FAM-STRUCK baffled in a search; handcuffed ...19C sl.
HANDFUL - nouns
• ESPIN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• FASCICULE † a handful ...1699
• HANDSEL a handful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANKLE a handful, a great deal, a considerable quantity or amount ...1694 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANTLE a handful ...1740 Eng. dial.
• HANTLE FULL a handful; a small number ...1936 Amer. dial.
• JAFFLE a handful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JEFFULL a handful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MANIPLE † a handful ...1632
• NEAPENS both hands full ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEFFOW a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
• NEIVE a handful ...1899 Sc.
• NEIVEFUL a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
• NIVVIL a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
• OMICK a handful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PUGIL orig. handful; later, as much or as many as can be held between the thumb and the next two fingers; a large pinch ...L16 arch.
• TEIST a handful ...B1900 Sc.
• YAFFLE a handful; an armful ...1842 Eng. dial.
• YAFFUL a handful; an armful ...1842 Eng. dial.
• YASPEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YEEPSEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YEPSEN the two hands placed together so as to form a bowl-shaped cavity; as much as can be held in this ...c1325 Eng. dial.
• YEPSINTLE as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YESPEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YESPFULL as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
HAND GRENADE (see GRENADE)
HANDICAP - nouns
• LOSER a handicap; an obstacle, a disappointment ...c1920 sl.
HANDICAPPED - nouns, person
• QUOZ a handicapped person; a disabled or deformed person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• QUOZZIE a handicapped person; a disabled or deformed person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
HANDICRAFT - adjectives
• CRAFTIOUS †* engaged in a handicraft ...c1449
HANDICRAFT - nouns
• HANDCRAFT † manual skill, power, or work; handicraft ...a975
• MANUARY † manual work, handicraft trade ...1581
• MANUFACTURE † working with the hands; a manual occupation, handicraft ...1625
HANDICRAFT, HANDICRAFTSMAN - nouns, person
• HANDCRAFTMAN † a handicraftsman ...a1529
• HANDCRAFTSMAN † a handicraftsman ...1530-1
• HANDCRAFTY MAN † a handicraftsman ...1463-4
• HANDICRAFT † a handicraftsman, an artisan, a workman ...1586
• MANUARY † one who works with his hands ...1581
HANDILY - adverbs
• GAINLY handily, readily, dexterously, cleverly, successfully; easily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• TIDILY handily, smartly, well done ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANDINESS - nouns
• HANDSOMENESS † convenience, handiness; fitness ...1530
HANDIWORK - nouns
• HAND-DARG handiwork, labour, toil; what is gained by labour ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDWORK † a thing or quantity of things wrought or made by the hands; handiwork ...a1000
• HANDY-FRAME † what is framed by the hands, handiwork ...1597
HANDKERCHIEF - nouns
• BILLY a silk pocket handkerchief ...Bk1890 sl.
• CANARY a yellow silk handkerchief, as worn by a costermonger ...E19 sl.
• FAM-CLOTH a handkerchief ...L17 sl.
• FASH-CLAWT a pocket handkerchief ...1866 Eng. dial.
• FASH-RAG a pocket-handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAND-CLOTH a pocket handkerchief ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANKIE a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• HANKY a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• INDIA-WIPE a silk handkerchief ...1823 sl.
• JIM BELCHER any particoloured handkerchief worn round the neck ...Bk1888
• KENT a coloured cotton handkerchief ...c1810 sl.
• KENT CLOUT a coloured cotton handkerchief ...1859 sl.
• KENT RAG a coloured cotton handkerchief ...1859 sl.
• KERCHIEF a handkerchief ...1815
• KINGSMAN 1. a silk handkerchief in a variety of colours, as worn by costermongers of both sexes ...M19 sl.
2. a silk handkerchief with a green base and a yellow pattern ,,,M19 sl.
• KINGSMAN OF THE RORTIEST a very gaudy silk handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• LACHRYMATORY a pocket-handkerchief ...1825 humorous use
• MADAM a handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• MUCKENDER † a handkerchief ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MUCK-RAG. a handkerchief ...20C Brit. colloq.
• NACKER a handkerchief ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAPKIN † a pocket handkerchief ...1530 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NAPKIN-SNATCHER a thief of handkerchiefs ...19C sl.
• NAPKIN-SNATCHING stealing handkerchiefs ...1823 sl.
• NEB-CLOUT a handkerchief ...1963 Sc.
• NECKLATH a neckcloth; a pocket-handkerchief ...1874 Eng. dial.
• NEEPYUN a handkerchief ...1875 Sc.
• NOSE RAG a handkerchief ...E19 colloq.
• NOSE-WIPE a handkerchief ...19C colloq.
• NOSE WIPER a handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• NUFFER a handkerchief ...L20 colloq.
• PENWIPER a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• QUEER CLOUT a cheap, probably cotton, handkerchief that as such is not worth stealing ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAG a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• RANDAL'S MAN a silk handkerchief with a green base and white spots ...M19 sl.
• SNIFFER a handkerchief ...1945 US sl.
• SNITCH-RAG a handkerchief ...1940s sl.
• SNOT-RAG a handkerchief or tissue ...1886 sl.
• SNOTTER a handkerchief; a handkerchief soiled with mucus ...E19 Brit. sl.
• STOCK a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• STOOK a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• STUKE a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• SUDARIUM a napkin or cloth for wiping the face; a handkerchief ...1601
• SUDARY † a napkin or handkerchief used to wipe sweat or tears from the face ...a1350 obs. or arch.
• WATERFALL a handkerchief worn in the top pocket ...19C sl.
• YELLOW-MAN † a yellow silk handkerchief ...1821 sl.
HANDLE - nouns
• BLISTER END in logging: the handle of a shovel, axe, or other hand tool ...1958 Amer. dial.
• EAR the handle of a pitcher or drinking vessel ...c1440
• ELT a handle ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
• HAFT a handle, esp. of a knife or small tool ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAND † a handle ...1523
• HANDFAST a handle by which anything is grasped, as a flail ...1893 Eng.
• HANDGRIP the handle by which a grip is taken ...1887
• HANDLING † a handle ...c1450
• HANK the handle of a jug or pot ...c1530 Eng. dial.
• HAUVE the haft or handle of an axe or pick ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAWM a haft, the handle of an axe, hammer, spade, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HELM a handle ...1939 Amer. dial.
• MANUBRIUM † a handle or haft ...1660
• TAIL the long handle of an implement, as a rake ...1892
• TILLER the wooden handle of a spade or shovel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANDLE - verbs
• CAIR to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ELT to handle roughly, to injure anything, such as an animal, the nap of cloth, etc., by too much rough handling; to pull about ...1866 Sc.
• FAM to feel, to handle; to grope a woman ...M18 sl.
• FEEL OF to touch, to handle ...1817 Amer. dial.
• GAUM † to handle, esp. in some improper fashion ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MANDER to handle, to deal ...1825 Sc.
• MUMMICK to handle or feel an object or person ...L19 US sl.
• NEFFOW to handle, to take in the hands ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEIVE to handle, to manipulate; to work with the fists or fingers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEVEL to handle or finger things awkwardly so as to soil or disarrange ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALP * to touch, to feel; to handle gently, to pat ...1534
• PALPABRIZE † to feel, to touch, to handle ...1593
• PAUM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TATTLE to turn over and soil; to handle carelessly, as to overhandle a pet animal ...1958 Sc.
• THRIMBLE to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRIMMEL to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRIMMER to finger or handle anything constantly and as if reluctant to part with it ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THRIMPLE to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRUM to search for in a confused manner; to bring out after much search; to handle overmuch ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMBLE to press or rub between the finger and thumb; to finger, to handle over-much or awkwardly...1632 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• THRUMMIL to handle, esp. to handle overmuch or awkwardly; to fumble, to grope; to tie up or fasten awkwardly ...Bk1905 Sc.
HANDLED - adjectives
• HANDLESOME † capable of being handled ...1674
• MANIABLE † that may be handled or felt, palpable ...1483
• MANUABLE †* that may be handled easily ...1594
HANDLING - adjectives
• PAUMISH awkward in handling ...1873 Eng. dial.
HANDLING - nouns
• HANDIMENT † handling, management ...1660
• TACT †* the act of touching or handling; a touch ...1801
• THRUMBLE the act of handling overmuch or of groping or fumbling ...Bk1905 Sc.
HAND OVER - verbs
• PART to give up, to hand over, to restore; usually of money ...M19 sl.
• TILL to hand over; to reach; to give ...1777 Eng. dial.
• UN-ASS to hand over, to give up ...1960s US Black sl.
HAND-SHAKE, HAND-SHAKING - nouns
• AUSTRALIAN GRIP a hearty shake of the hand ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DAP a ritualistic handshake, differing from area to area, involving much slapping of palms, snapping of fingers, etc., to express solidarity or enthusiasm ...1972 US Black sl.
• FAM-GRASP a hand-shaking ...L18 sl.
• GLAD HAND, THE a cordial handshake or other greeting ...1895 orig. US
• SKIN the hand as used in handshaking or hand-slapping as a salutation ...1942 US Black sl.
• SOUL SHAKE the ritualized shaking and slapping of hands ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• WAG OF THE FIST a shake of the hand ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAG OF THE HAND a shake of the hand ...1899 Eng. dial.
HAND-SHAKE - verbs
• DAP to greet another with a ritualistic handshake; to show respect in greeting ...1973 US sl.
• FAM-GRASP to shake hands, to make up a difference with; to agree ...1676 sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MEET ONE WITH THE OPEN PALM to be ready to shake hands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUMP THE STUMP to shake hands ...1947 US sl.
• SLING ONE'S DADDLE to shake hands ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TIP A DADDLE to shake hands ...L19 sl.
• TIP THE DAD to shake hands ...L19 sl.
• TIP THE DADDLE to shake hands ...L19 sl.
• WAG HANDS to shake hands ...1900 Eng. dial.
• WAG ONE'S PAW to shake hands ...1874 Eng. dial.
HANDSOME - see ATTRACTIVE
HANDSOMELY - verbs
• FAIR in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly ...a1000
HANDWRITING - adjectives
• CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC skilled in handwriting ...19C nonce word
HANDWRITING - nouns
• CACOGRAPHY bad writing; bad handwriting ...1656
• CHICKEN MARKS poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN PECKING poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SCRATCH illegible handwriting ...1950s US sl.
• CHICKEN SCRATCHES poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SCRATCHING poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1956 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN TRACKS illegible handwriting ...L19 US sl.
• DIDDLING handwriting that is hard to read ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DIDO a little flourish on handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DOG TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer.
• DUCK TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH a flourish in handwriting; a curlicue ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAND handwriting; signature ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HAND-RITE handwriting ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HANDWRIT † handwriting; autograph; signature ...c1200
• HANDWRITE handwriting ...1836 Amer. dial.
• HENPECKS illegible or hard to read handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S TRACKS handwriting that is hard to read ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCH handwriting that is difficult to read ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HENSCRATCHES bad handwriting ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCHING handwriting that is difficult to read ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRIBBLING handwriting that is difficult to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEN TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1854 Amer. dial.
• MANUSCRIPT a person's handwriting ...a1849
• MAULEY the 'hand' that one writes; handwriting; the signature ...1851 sl.
• MAULIE a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MAWLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MORLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• PIG'S TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIGTAIL a curlicue; a little flourish on one's handwriting or signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIG TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAWM a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRIPTION * handwriting; a kind of handwriting ...1846
• SCRIVE a piece of writing; a letter; a statement or story written; handwriting; a short sermon ...1894 Sc.
• TURKEY SCRATCHING handwriting that's hard to read ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TURKEY TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1836 Amer. dial.
• UGLYOGRAPHY bad handwriting; uncouth spelling ...1804
• VARIORUM a piece of decoration, in furniture, etc.; an ornament, gewgaw, trinket; a flourish in handwriting; any unnecessary appendage ...1864 Sc.
HANDWRITING - nouns, person
• CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC a judge of handwriting ...1850 nonce word
• WRITINGER an expert in handwriting ...1868 nonce word
HANDY - adjectives
• FAIRDIE clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
• FAIRDY clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
• FEATY * handy, clever, wide-awake ...1844
• GAIN handy, expert, skilful, deft, dexterous; workmanlike ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• GAINSOME expert, handy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAINY expert, handy ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HABILE having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous ...1485
• HAFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDERSOME handy; inclined to meddle, meddling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDSOME † handy, ready at hand, convenient, suitable ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANTY † convenient, handy ...1725 Sc.
• HEFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE handy, useful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NACKETY ingenious; handy; expert in doing any piece of work: applied to one who can turn his hand to anything ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NATTY handy, deft; industrious; clever, ingenious ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NUNTY handy, convenient ...1879 Eng. dial.
• QUEME † fit, fitting, suitable; convenient, handy; near at hand, close ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
HANDY - adverbs
• BAIN conveniently near, handy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
HANDYMAN - nouns, person
• PACKLER a peddler who deals in earthenware; a travelling handyman or tinker ...1832 Sc.
HANG, HANGING (punishment) - adjectives
• GALLOWS fit for the gallows; deserving to be hanged; villainous, wicked ...c1425
• GALLOWS-FACED fit for the gallows, having a villainous, hangdog, run-down, shifty look ...M18 sl.
• GALLOWS-RIPE ready to be hanged ...1837
• HALTER-SICK destined for the gallows ...1820
• HANG-GALLOWS destined or fit for the gallows; villainous, bad ...1790
• HANGWORTHY * worthy to be hanged ...1580
• THRAW-NECKIT having the neck twisted by hanging ...1898 Sc.
HANG, HANGING (punishment) - nouns
• ABRAHAM'S BALM hanging ...Bk1909 sl.
• AIR DANCE the final cocking of the legs of a hanging victim; a hanging ...1920s sl.
• ARTICHOKE a hanging; a 'hearty choke' ...19C Brit. sl.
• CABLE-FUNK fear of being hanged ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CALIFORNIA COLLAR a noose, used for hangings ...19C US sl.
• CARNIFICINE †* the place of execution, the office of hangman ...1656
• CAUDLE OF HEMP-SEED 1. hanging ...L16 jocular
2. the hangman's noose ...17C sl.
• DANCE a hanging ...20C US prison sl.
• DANCE UPON NOTHING a hanging ...1840
• FALL OF THE LEAF, THE a hanging ...c1780 criminals' sl.
• GAGGLER'S COACH † a 'hurdle' for the transportation of a prisoner, generally to the gallows ...1797 UK sl. (hurdle - a frame on which traitors were dragged to execution)
• HALTER death by hanging; 'the gallows' ...1533
• HANG-FAIR † a public execution ...1813 Eng. dial.
• HANGING-BOUT an execution; a hanging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGING-FAIR a hanging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGMENT † hanging, execution ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEMPEN CASEMENT a hangman's noose ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• HEMPEN CAUDLE hanging ...L16 jocular
• HEMPEN COLLAR a hangman's noose ...L16 sl.
• HEMPEN CONSUMMATION death by judicial hanging ...E19 sl.
• HEMP FEVER a hanging or lynching ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HEMP PARTY a hanging or lynching ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HEMP STRETCHING a hanging or lynching ...1949 Amer. dial.
• JACK KETCH'S NECKLACE a hangman's noose ...E19 sl.
• NECK-CLOTH a hangman's rope ...c1816 sl.
• NECKINGER a hangman's rope ...1886 sl.
• NECKLACE a noose or halter; a hangman's rope ...a1616
• NECK-SQUEEZER a hangman's rope ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECKTIE a hangman's rope ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECKTIE FROLIC a lynching or hanging ...1876 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE PARTY a lynching or hanging ...1882 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• NECKTIE SOCIABLE a lynching or hanging ...1871 Amer. dial.
• NECK-VERSE a Latin verse recited as a means of escaping the gallows ...1578 sl.
• NEWGATE-FRISK a hanging ...Bk1902 sl.
• NEWGATE HORNPIPE a hanging ...E19 sl.
• PADDINGTON FAIR (DAY) the hanging day, the day of execution ...1698 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDINGTON SPECTACLES the hood that is pulled over the condemned man's head before the hanging ...E19 sl.
• RAXED-NECK the neck of a person who has been hanged ...1824 Sc.
• RAXING a hanging ...1822 Sc.
• ROPE, THE execution by hanging; capital punishment ...1670 sl.
• SHERIFF'S BALL a hanging ...L18 sl.
• SNICK-UP †* a hangman's rope, a halter ...1623
• ST. JOHNSTONE'S TIPPET † the noose ...E19
• ST. JOHNSTON'S TIPPET † a jocular name for a hangman's rope ...1814 Sc.
• STRETCHING a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRETCHING-BEE a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRETCHING-MATCH a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• TEXAS CAKEWALK a hanging ...1944 Amer. dial.
• TIPPET † a jocular name for a hangman's rope ...1462
• TYBURN TIPPET † a jocular name for a hangman's rope ...1549
• WRY MOUTH AND A PISSEN PAIR OF BREECHES, A a hanging ...c1780 sl.
• WRY-NECK DAY a day on which a hanging occurs or is scheduled to occur ...c1786 cant
HANG, HANGING, GALLOWS (punishment) - nouns
• ABRAHAM'S BALSAM the gallows ...18C sl.
• ACORN a gallows ...1859 sl.
• CART the gallows ...L16 sl.
• CHAT the gallows ...M16 sl.
• CHATES the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• CHATS the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• CHATTES the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• CHEATS the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• DEADLY NEVERGREEN the gallows ...L18 sl.
• DEATH-ROPE a gallows-rope ...Bk1897
• GALLOW-BREED † a gallows-bird ...1508 Sc.
• GALLOW-FORK † a gallows-tree ..a1225
• GALLOWS-TREE the gallows ...a1000
• HANGRELL † a gallows ...a1605 Sc.
• HEAVY HILL † the way to the gallows ...1577
• HIGH JUMP the gallows ...L19 sl.
• HORSE FOALED OF AN ACORN the gallows ...1694 sl.
• LADDER † the steps to a gallows ...a1533
• LEAFLESS TREE. the gallows ...1830 sl.
• MAN-TRAP the gallows ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• NABBING CHEAT the gallows ...E19 sl.
• NUBBING-CHEAT the gallows ...17C cant
• NUBBING-CHIT the gallows ...17C cant
• NECK-WEED hemp, the basic constituent of the rope used for the gallows ...1578 sl.
• NEWMAN'S LIFT the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEER 'EM the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEER'M the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEERUM the gallows ...E19 sl.
• SHERIFF'S PICTURE FRAME the gallows or pillory ...L18 sl.
• TALL TIMBER the gallows ...1920s US sl.
HANG, HANGING, HANGMAN - nouns, person
• CAL a hangman...M19 sl.
• CATCH † 'Jack Ketch'; the hangman ...a1672
• DANCING MASTER the hangman ...L17 sl.
• GALLOW-CLAPPER † a gallows-bird; one who deserves to be hanged ...1570
• GALLOWS one deserving the gallows; a gallows-bird ...1588
• GALLOWS-BIRD one who deserves to hanged; also, one who has been hanged ...1785
• GALLOWS-CLAPPER † a gallows-bird; one who deserves to be hanged ...1583
• GALLOWS-CLIMBER one doomed to climb the ladder at the gallows, i.e. to be hanged ...1668
• GREGORY † a hangman ...M17
• GROOM OF THE LADDER † a hangman ...a1640
• HALTER-MAN † a hangman ...1638
• HANGIE a hangman ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANGSTER †* a woman who performs the function of a hangman ...c1430
• HANG-WOMAN a woman who performs the function of a hangman ...1883 nonce word
• JACK a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• JACK CATCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• JACK KETCH the common executioner or hangman ...1673
• JACK KITCH a hangman or executioner ...1676 sl.
• JOHN KETCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• MASTER KETCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• MR. KETCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• NOSEY BOB a hangman ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NUBBING-COVE the hangman ...L17 cant
• PALATCH a hangman ...1925 US sl.
• SHERIFF'S JOURNEYMAN the hangman ...E19 sl.
• TOPMAN † a hangman ...1607 sl.
• TOPSMAN a hangman ...1825 sl.
• UPTUCKER the hangman ...M19 sl.
• VERDUGO †* a hangman or executioner; also, a term of abuse ...a1616
HANG, HANGING - nouns, person, other
• DANGLER a person who has died by hanging ...1987 US sl.
• GALLOWS APPLE a candidate for the gallows ...L17 sl.
• GALLOWS-BIRD one who has been sentenced to be hanged ...1920s sl.
• GALLOWS-FOOL an arrant fool, one that deserves hanging ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HALTER-SACK † a 'gallows-bird'; a term of reproach or abuse...1598
• HALTER-SICK a 'gallows-bird' ...1617
• HANG-A-BALK a gallows-bird, one ripe for the gallows ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGEE a person who is hanged ...1831 nonce word
• HANG-GALLOWS a gallows-bird ...1790
• HANG-ROPE † a gallows-bird ...1570
• HANG-STRING † a gallows-bird ...1675
• HANG-SUCH a gallows-bird; one ripe for the gallows ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-TRACE a gallows-bird; one ripe for the gallows ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-UP † a gallows-bird ...1562-3
• JACK KETCH'S PIPPIN a candidate for the gallows ...L17 sl.
• QUEER FELLOW a prisoner condemned to hang ...1980s sl.
• RACK-SAUCH †* a gallows-bird ...1508 Sc.
• STRETCH-HALTER a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...1604 sl.
• STRETCH-HEMP a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• WAGHALTER † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1570
• WAG-STRING † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1578
• WAG-WITH † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1611
HANG, HANG DOWN - verbs
• BAG DOWN to droop, to hang loosely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANGLE † 1. to flap, to hang loosely ...1622
2. to droop, to hang down, as the brim of a hat, etc. ...1858 Eng. dial.
• BEETLE to hang threateningly ...1859
• BEHANG † to hang a thing about with bells, hangings, drapery etc. ...c897
• BESWING † to swing about; to hang ...1571
• DAG to droop or hang down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE-DANGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• IMPEND to hang or be suspended over; to overhang ...1780
• LADDER to hang down ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAGGLE † to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
• TAG † to hang down or trail like a tag ...1617
HANG, HANGED, HANGING (punishment) - verbs
• AIRDANCE to hang ...Brit. sl.
• ALEXANDER to hang someone ...L17 sl.
• BE JAMMED to meet with a violent death, by accident, murder, or hanging ...1811 sl.
• BRING TO THE LADDER to hang (ladder = the steps to a gallows) ...1594 obs.
• BURKE to hang ...E19 sl.
• CARNIFICATE † to hang ...1623
• CLIMB THE LADDER to be hanged
• CLIMB THE LEAFLESS TREE to be hanged ...E19 sl.
• CUT A CAPER UPON NOTHING to be hanged ...1708 sl.
• CUT CAPER SAUCE to be hanged ...1834 sl.
• DANCE of hanged person: to make involuntary spasmodic movements while being hanged; hence, to be executed by hanging ...1859 US sl.
• DANCE A JIG ON AIR to be executed by hanging ...1873 US sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PAYS THE FIDDLERS to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PLAYS THE MUSIC to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT HIS DEATH to be hung ...1859 US sl.
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL AND LOLL ONE'S TONGUE OUT AT THE COMPANY to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE IN A ROPE to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DANCE ON A ROPE to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DANCE ON AIR to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE SHERIFF'S DOOR to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE TOLLING OF A BELL to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON THE TOP OF NOTHING to be executed by hanging ...1864 US sl.
• DANCE THE NEWGATE-HORNPIPE to be hanged ...1829 sl.
• DANCE THE PADDINGTON FRISK to be hanged ...17C sl.
• DANCE THE TYBURN HORNPIPE ON NOTHING to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE THE TYBURN JIG † to be hanged ...1697
• DANCE UPON NOTHING to be hanged ...1837 arch.
• DANCE UPON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT to be hanged ...18C sl.
• DANGLE to hang from the gallows; to be hanged ...1678
• DANGLE IN A TYBURN STRING to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANGLE IN THE SHERIFF'S PICTURE-FRAME to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DEAD BOOK to kill, to hang ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• DERRICK to execute or suicide by hanging ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DIE IN ONE'S BOOTS to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DIE IN ONE'S SHOES to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DIE WITH ONE'S BOOTS ON to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DO THE DANCE to be hanged ...1920s US sl.
• EAT HEMPSEED to be hanged ...E17 sl.
• FLASH THE IVORIES to be hanged ...1830 sl.
• GALLOW † to hang on a gallows or cross ...a1400
• GET A DANCE ON AIR to be hanged ...1873 Sc.
• GIVE ONE THE TAIL OF A LONG TOW used expletively, to wish one hanged ...1726 Sc.
• GO IN THE ROAD TO PADDINGTON to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• GO UP THE LADDER to be hanged
• HALTER to hang a person with a halter ...1616
• HAVE THE GALLOWS IN ONE'S FACE to have the look of one predestined to or deserving the gallows ...1610
• HEMP to hang, to choke to death; ...L17 sl.
• JACK-KETCH to hang ...1694 sl.
• JAM to hang ...1785 sl.
• KEEP AN IRONMONGER'S SHOP BY THE SIDE OF A COMMON to be hanged in chains ...L18 sl.
• KEEP AN IRONMONGER'S SHOP BY THE SIDE OF A COMMON, WHERE THE SHERIFF SETS ONE UP to be hanged in chains ...Bk1785 sl.
• KICK THE CLOUDS to be hanged ...E19 sl.
• LAG to execute by hanging ...1848 US sl.
• LAGG to execute by hanging ...M19 US sl.
• LEAP AT A DAISY to be hanged ...M16 sl.
• LEAP FROM THE LEAFLESS TREE to be hanged ...E19 sl.
• LYNCH to inflict bodily punishment upon; to kill by mob action, typically by hanging, without legal authority ...1835 Amer. sl.
• MAKE GALLOWS-APPLES OF to hang ...1830 sl.
• MOUNT THE LADDER to be hanged
• NAB THE CABLE-FUNK to be hanged ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• NAB THE STIFLES to be hanged ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• NAP A WINDER to be hanged ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECK vb. to hang ...18C cant
• NECKTIE to hang someone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE PARTY to hang someone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NUB to hang by the neck until dead ...L17 cant
• PREACH AT TYBURN CROSS to be hanged ...c1810 cant
• PULL HEMP to be hanged ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PUSH THE CART UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• QUEER THE NOOSE to escape the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEER THE STIFLER to escape the gallows ...E19 sl.
• RACK † of the neck: to stretch, i.e. to hang, to be hanged ...a1835 Sc.
• RAX A NECK to hang a person ...1792 Sc.
• RIDE BACKWARDS UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• RIDE IN A CART UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• SALUTE TYBURN † to be hanged ...1640 jocular
• SCRUFF to hang ...19C sl.
• STRAP to hang ...1825 Sc.
• STRETCH to kill by hanging ...1595 sl.
• STRING UP to kill by hanging ...1810 sl.
• SWING to be killed by hanging ...1542 sl.
• TAKE A LEAP IN THE DARK to be hanged ...17C sl.
• TAKE A VEGETABLE BREAKFAST to be hanged ...18C sl.
• TAKE A WALK UP LADDER LANE AND DOWN HEMP STREET to go up to a yardarm or gallows to be hanged ...1830 US nautical sl.
• TAKE ONE'S LAST DEGREE to be hanged ...c1800 UK criminals' sl.
• THROW IN A WIDDIE to be hanged ...1897 Sc.
• TIT † to pull up, esp. in a halter; hence, to hang ...c1375
• TOP to execute by hanging; to kill; to commit suicide ...1718 sl.
• WAG † to dangle on the gallows, to be hanged ...c1430
• WAG HEMP IN THE WIND to be hanged ...M16 sl.
• WALK BACKWARDS UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• WALK UP LADDER LANE AND DOWN HEMP STREET to be hanged ...19C sl.
• WALLOP IN A TETHER to be hanged ...1785 Sc.
• WALLOP IN A TOW to be hanged ...1792 Sc.
• WEAR A HEMPEN NECKTIE to be hanged ...Bk1902 sl.
HANG, HANGING (punishment) - phrases
• KNOCKED DOWN FOR CROP condemned for execution by hanging ...E19 sl.
• ONE'S NECK IS YEWKING one is in danger of the gallows ...1816 Sc.
• ONE'S NECK IS YEWKING FOR A ST. JOHNSTON RIBBON one is in danger of the gallows ...1737 Sc.
• YOU WILL RIDE A HORSE FOALED BY AN ACORN you will be hanged ...1788 sl.
HANG ABOUT, HANG AROUND - verbs
• FANDANGLE to hang about, to trifle, to waste time, to 'fool' around ...1892 Ireland
• HAINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• HINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• KADOODLE to hang around, to frequent, to wander about ...L19 US sl.
• MAROON to idle, to hang about ...1808
• MIKE to loiter, to hang around idly or shirk work ...1859 Brit. sl.
HANGDOG - adjectives
• GALLOWS-FACED fit for the gallows, having a villainous, hangdog, run-down, shifty look ...M18 sl.
• GALLOWS-LOOKING looking fit for the gallows; having a hangdog look ...1809
HANGDOG - nouns, person
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
• SKOOK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
HANGED - adjectives
• EXALTED hanged ...1934 Amer. sl.
• LAGGED hanged ...M19 US sl.
HANGER-ON - nouns, person
• ABBEY-LOON an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house ...1509 sl.
• ABBEY-LUBBER an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house ...1509 sl.
• AMW a vacuous female celebrity or hanger-on (Actress, Model, Whatever) ...1988 US sl.
• BLOCKER a hanger-on ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear ...19C US sl.
• DAGGER a hanger-on; a criminal associate ...1980s Aust. sl.
• DANGLER a hanger-on, a dallying follower ...arch.
• FEFNICUTE a hypocrite; a mean, sneaking fellow; a parasite, a hanger-on ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HANG-BY a term of contempt for a dependant or hanger-on ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANGEREL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HANG-ON † a hanger-on, a mean dependant ...1589
• HANGRELL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• INTERLOPER a hanger-on; one who is dependent upon others ...1690 sl.
• KATTERZEM a parasite; a hanger-on ...L19 Sc.
• LACKEY † a hanger-on; a camp follower ...1556 obs. or arch.
• LACKEY-DOG. a skulking hanger-on ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• LEANER in sports: a hanger-on who gives unwanted advice or makes obnoxious comments ...1981 US sl.
• LED-CAPTAIN a hanger-on, a dependant, a parasite ...1672
• LITTLE CASINO a small or inconsequential person; a hanger-on ...1904 US sl.
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• LURK a hanger-on; an eavesdropper ...20C Aust. sl.
• MACKEREL a hanger-on, a parasite ...2000s sl.
• MONGREL a sponger; a hanger-on among cheats ...c1720 cant
• MOOCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOOTCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOUCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ONHANGER a dependent, a hanger-on ...1821 Sc.
• PARASITE one who eats at the table or at the expense of another; always with opprobrious application; one who obtains the hospitality, patronage, or favour of the wealthy or powerful by obsequiousness and flattery; a hanger-on from interested motives; a toady, a servile flatterer ...1539
• PENNY-DOG a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCREWZER an unwelcome, intrusive visitor; a parasite; a hanger-on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SLAPSAUCE † a parasite, toady, hanger-on ...B1900
• SLONK a lazy slinking fellow; an idle, dissolute person; an indolent, clownish fellow; a hanger-on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SUCCUBUS a thieving hanger-on; a scoundrel ...1700 sl.
• TAG-HEELS a tagalong; a sycophant; a parasite; a hanger-on; somebody who always follows along behind; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAG-TAIL a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864
• TAIL a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL-BEHIND. a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL END a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAILER a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind; a follower ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TAILGATE a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL-TAGGER a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL-TWISTER a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAR BUCKET a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1915 Amer. dial.
• TIGER † a sponger, a hanger-on, a parasite; rake, a swell-mobsman ...1849 sl.
HANG GLIDING - nouns
• SINK in hang gliding: falling air that increases the speed of descent ...1977 US sl.
HANG GLIDING - nouns, person
• WHUFFO in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert ...1978 US sl.
• WUFFO in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert ...1978 US sl.
HANG GLIDING - verbs
• NAIL THE CORE gliding: to find the centre of a thermal and ride it up ...1992 US sl.
HANGING (suspended in air) - adjectives
• A-COCKBILL free, dangling free ...19C nautical colloq.
• BAGGY hanging loosely; stretched by wear ...c1830 Eng. sl.
• LALLOPPING hanging down, trailing ...1867 Eng. dial.
HANGING (suspended in air) - nouns
• BIMBOMS church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. ...1679 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE anything hanging, as a torn piece of a dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANGNAIL - nouns
• AGNAIL a hangnail ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ANGERNAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• ANGNAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKFRIEND a piece of loose, irritating skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1864 Eng. dial.
• FAN-NAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-BACK a loose piece of skin about the fingernail; a hangnail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• IDLED-BACK a piece of loose skin by the fingernail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WART a hangnail ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WEAL a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WELT a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAZY-JACK a hangnail ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NAIL-HAGS the little bits of skin which turn back near the fingernails ..Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAIL-SPRINGS the little bits of skin which turn back near the fingernails ..Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NANGNAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUICK-SPRING a piece of loose skin behind the fingernail; a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAG-NAIL a loose piece of skin at the side of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1866 Sc.
• RING-AROUND a swelling or infection in a finger, esp. surrounding the nail; a hangnail ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THANG-NAIL a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANGOVER - adjectives
• BABALAAS suffering from a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAASED suffering from a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• COMATO-CRAPULOSE in a state of drowsiness and headache consequent on intoxication ...1850 humorous nonce word
• DAMAGED drunk; tipsy; occasionally hungover ...1851 Amer. sl.
• HUNG hung-over, suffering from the effects of drinking alcohol ...1958 sl.
• HUNG OVER suffering from the after-effects of having drunk too much alcohol ...1942 US sl.
• OOREY adj. hungover ...20C Ulster sl.
• OORIE hungover ...20C Ulster sl.
• OORY hungover ...20C Ulster sl.
• OVERHUNG hung-over ...1964 sl.
• STALE-DRUNK feeling languid after a night's debauch, hungover; said of a person when drinking again before completely recovered from a previous bout; having been drunk at night and having taken too many stimulants the next morning ...1823
• UNDER THE WEATHER intoxicated with alcohol or having a hangover ...19C sl.
• WAMBLETY-CROPPED suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WOMBLE-CROPPED intoxicated with alcohol and very sick; hungover ...18C Brit. sl.
• WOMBLE-SCROPT suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WOMBLETY-CROPPED suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WOMBLE-TY-CROPT intoxicated with alcohol and very sick; hungover ...18C Brit. sl.
HANGOVER - nouns
• BABALAAS a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAASDOP the drink taken to alleviate the hangover; the 'hair of the dog' ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAZI a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABELAAS a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BARREL-FEVER a hangover ...19C sl.
• BENDER MENDER a hangover cure, esp. a stiff drink ...1988 Sc. sl.
• BORDEAUX HAMMER † a vinous headache ..1576 humorous
• BUBBLEJAS a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• CORPSE REVIVER a strong (mixed) drink intended to cure a hang-over ...1865 jocular, orig. US
• CURER an alcoholic drink taken to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover ...1996 Sc. sl.
• FAT HEAD a hangover ...1910s sl.
• GALLON DISTEMPER a hangover ...E19 sl.
• HAIR a curative drink for a hangover ...M19 US sl.
• HAIR OF THE DOG an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure ...1546
• HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure ...1546
• KATZENJAMMER a hangover; a symptom of a hangover ...1849 Amer. dial.
• MISERABLES, THE a hangover ...L19 sl.
• ONE a hangover ...1980s sl.
• PAGNE a hangover caused by drinking champagne ...1999 UK sl.
• QUART MANIA a hangover; delirium tremens ...19C sl.
• REGMAKER a drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a pick-me-up ...S. Afr.
• SNOZZLE-WOBBLES a hangover ...M20 US sl.
• WINEACHE a hangover from wine; severe intestinal pain resulting from overindulging in wine, esp. cheap wine ...20C US sl.
• WOOFITS n. a hangover, esp. if notably unpleasant ...20C US sl.
HANGOVER - verbs
• COME OUT OF SOAK to get over one's hangover ...L19 sl.
• FEEL LIKE A BOILED OWL to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED MONKEY to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED OWL to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED WITCH to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1909 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A HEAD ON to have a hangover ...1889 Amer. sl.
HANGOVER - phrases
• FEELING LIKE THE WRATH OF GOD feeling very ill, esp. if from a bad hangover ...c1950 sl.
HANKER - verbs
• ETTLE to show great eagerness to do or begin anything; to hanker or yearn after ...1873 Sc.
• HAKE to hanker or gape after ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HANKLE to greatly desire, to hanker after ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HANKERING - adjectives
• SIGHING FOR THE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPT hankering for good things no longer at your command ...1814
• TITILLATING itching, tingling; craving, hankering ...1858
HANKERING - nouns
• HANKLING a hankering, a craving after ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SMACKERING * an inclination towards or hankering after or for a person or thing ...L16
• TICKLING an 'itching' to do something; an uneasy desire, craving, hankering ...1553
• CHIX a Pacific halibut under 4.5 kg ...1989 Can.
HALL - nouns
• SALE † a hall or spacious chamber; a king's or noble's lodging, palace, castle; occasionally, a tent ...a1000
• WINDWAY a wide, open hall in a house ...1940 Amer. dial.
HALLOWEEN - nouns
• BEGGARS' NIGHT the night when children dress up as beggars and go door to door asking for candy and other sweets; Halloween eve ...1949 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
• CABBAGE STUMP NIGHT 1. the night before Halloween, when young people throw cabbages and refuse on people's porches, and play other pranks ...1975 Amer. dial.
2. Halloween ...Irish sl.
• DEVIL'S NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people vandalize ...1983 Amer. dial.
• GOOSEY NIGHT the night before Halloween ...1980 Amer. dial.
• GOOSIE NIGHT the night before Halloween ...1977 Amer. dial.
• MEAL-AND-BREE NIGHT Halloween ...Bk1905 Sc.
• MISCHIEF NIGHT the night before Halloween, when doorbells are rung, gates removed from their hinges, car windows soaped, and houses and walks marked with chalk, egg, or flour ...1977 Amer. dial.
• PICKET NIGHT the night before Halloween, when young people play pranks; so called from the custom of producing noise by running a stick along a picket fence ...1977 Amer. dial.
• SCARE PARTY a Halloween party ...1940s US Black sl.
• TICKTACK NIGHT Halloween night ...1899 Amer. dial.
HALLOWEEN - interjections
• HELP THE POOR! an expression used at Halloween by children instead of 'trick or treat' ...1971 Amer. dial.
HALLUCINATION - adjectives
• VERIDICAL of hallucinations, phantasms, etc.: coincident with, corresponding to, or representing real events or persons ...1884
HALLLUCINATION - nouns
• VID a hallucination, presumably drug-induced ...1990s sl.
HALLWAY - nouns
• BOULEVARD a long straight hallway ...1965 US
HALO - nouns
• VATSGAARIN a halo around the sun, supposed to indicate bad weather ...Bk1905 Sc.
HALT - nouns
• DEVALL a pause, cessation, halt ...1871 Sc.
HALT - verbs
• BACK ONE'S MAINTOPSAIL to slow down in walking; to come to a halt ...1856 Amer. nautical sl.
• DEVALL to halt, to stop, to desist, to cease ...1823 Sc., N. Ireland, & Eng. dial.
HALTER - verbs
• CAPISTRATE †* to halter, to muzzle, to tie ...1656
HALTING - adjectives
• DEVALLING ceasing, stopping, halting ...1894 Sc.
HALVE - verbs
• DIMIDIATE to divide into two equal parts; to halve ...1623
HALVED - adjectives
• DIMIDIATE divided into two equal parts; halved, half ...1768-74
HAM - nouns
• GAMBONE the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham ...a1529
• GAMMON the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham ...a1529
• GAMMOND the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham ...a1529
• GRUNT a slice of ham or pork ...1925 US sl.
• JEW FOOD (usually derogatory) ham, bacon, or pork of any kind ...20C sl.
• MARYLAND END the hock of the ham ...1859 Amer. dial.
• MARYLAND SIDE the hock of the ham ...1899 Amer. dial.
• PIG HIP ham; a ham ...1979 Amer. dial.
• PIG'S HIP ham; a ham ...1990 Amer. dial.
• SKINK † ham ...1630
HAMBURGER - nouns
• CHEESEBURG a hamburger with a slice of cheese ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DC a hamburger with every possible trimming and condiment ...1966 US sl.
• GAINESBURGER Salisbury steak; hamburger ...1970s US prison sl.
• GUT BOMB a greasy hamburger; broadly; any greasy, tasty, heavy food; any food considered to be especially unhealthy ...1968 Amer. sl.
• GUT BOMBER a greasy hamburger; broadly, and food considered to be especially unhealthy ...1980 Amer. sl.
HAMLET - nouns
• BERG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BURG a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• BURGH a town, village, hamlet ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HAMEL † a hamlet ...c1514 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HAMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HAMIL-SCONCE the light of the village or hamlet ...1795 Eng. dial.
• HAMMIL a hamlet, a village ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUILLET †* a hamlet ...1597-8
• THWAITE a single house; a small hamlet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HAMMER - nouns
• ALABAMA a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• BEATER a heavy hammer or maul; a sledge hammer; also, a wedge used in splitting wood ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOSTON SCREWDRIVER a hammer ...1969 US sl.
• HAMMERY people who live by working with the hammer ...1890 Eng. dial.
• MARTEL a hammer ...1474
• MAW a mallet; a large hammer ...1886 Eng. dial.
• MELL a mallet; a hammer; generally of wood ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELLET a small wooden hammer; a mallet ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MIKE a hammer ...1966 Amer. miners' usage
• PADDY RAMMER a hammer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• PAISLEY SCREWDRIVER a hammer...1950 Sc.
• PANORAMA a hammer ...L19 rhyming sl. (pronounced with a short 'a')
HAMMER - verbs
• MALLEATE * to beat with a hammer; to beat metal thin or flat ...1597
• MALLET † to beat, to hammer ...1594 obs. exc. arch.
• MARTEL †* to hammer, to deal blows as with a hammer ...1590
• MARTELLATE to hammer ...1829 nonce word
• MELL to hammer; to strike with a 'mell' or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
HAMMOCK - nouns
• DREAM SACK a hammock ...World War I navy sl.
• HANGING CABIN a hammock in a ship; a cot ...1626 sl.
• MICK a hammock ...1929 nautical sl.
• SACK a hammock ...1829 Royal Navy sl.
HAMPER - nouns
• AMPOT a hamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMPOT a hamper ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAUND a basket, a hamper ...1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKEP a basket or hamper, varying in form and use in different localities ...a1300
HAMPER - verbs
• HABBLE to confuse, to perplex, to nonplus, to embarrass, to impede, to hamper or foil in the performance of anything ...1825 Sc.
• HAWM to shackle, to clog, to hamper ...1890 Eng. dial.
• LANGLE to involve, to encumber, to curb, to restrain, to hamper, to frustrate ...1713 Sc.
• MAR † to hamper, to hinder, to interfere with, to interrupt or stop a person, event, or thing ...c1000
HAMPERED - adjectives
• HAND-BOUND hampered, put to inconvenience ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HAMPERING - adjectives
• TAIGLIN delaying, hampering ...1793 Sc.
HAMSTRING - verbs
• TIE WITH ST. MARY'S KNOT † to cut the sinews of the hams of an animal; to hamstring...? a1600 obs. or Sc.
HAND - adjectives
• ARMSTRONG used to describe anything that is operated by hand rather than by machinery ...1914 Amer. sl.
• BETTER of the hand or foot: the right ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• FAIR-HANDED having well-formed hands ...1728-46
• HORN-FISTED having hard, calloused hands ...M19 nautical colloq.
• KAY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• KEY of the hand or foot: left ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• MAEGSIE having large hands ...1880 Sc.
• MANUARY † pert. to the hand; performed by or with the hands ...1576
• PALMAR †* belonging to the palm of the hand ...1656
• PALMARY * pert. to the palm of the hand ...1696
• QUOBBLED of a woman's hands: shrivelled and wrinkled from being too long in the washtub ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• READY-HANDED clever with the hands, quick and ready ...1890 Sc.
HAND - adverbs
• SINISTROUSLY with a tendency to use the left hand in preference to the right; with the left hand ...1646
HAND - nouns
• AX-HOLDER a hand ...c1885 Amer. sl.
• BASH the palm of the hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATCH the palm of the hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEST HAND the right hand ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BISCUIT HOOKS one's hands ...1932 Amer. jocular
• BOW-HAN' a fiddler; a fiddler's right hand ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREAD HOOKS one's hands ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BREAD SNATCHERS one's hands ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNCH OF FIVES the clenched fist; also, the hand ...1825 boxing sl.
• DAD a hand ...1791 US sl.
• DADDLE a hand or fist ...1773 Eng. dial. & criminals' sl.
• DADDLER a hand ...c1870 sl.
• DADLER a hand ...c1870 sl.
• DALLE †* the hand ...c1460
• DANDLE the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
• DANDY the hand; a child's hand ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DANNY a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DARBIES hands ...20C Brit. sl.
• DARBY BANDS the hands ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• DEW-CLAWS hands ...1892 Amer. dial.
• DICK-SKINNER the hand ...1971 US sl.
• DIDDLE-DANDERS the four fingers of the hand on the teats of a cow in the action of milking ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DONNY a child's hand; used when speaking to children ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DOOK a hand ...M19 sl.
• DOUBLE NEIVE the clenched hand ...1882 Eng. dial.
• DRY MARTINI the left hand ...2002 Brit. sl.
• DUDDLE the hand ...L18 UK criminals sl.
• DUKE the hand, the fist ...1859 sl.
• FAM a hand ...1698 criminals' sl.
• FAMBLE a hand ...1567 sl.
• FAMM the hand ...c1690 sl.
• FEM the hand ...c1690 sl.
• FEME a hand ...L17 sl.
• FIN an arm; a hand ...L18 nautical sl.
• FLAPPER the hand ...1833 sl.
• FLAPPER-SHAKER the hand ...1833 sl.
• FLAPPER-SHAKING hand-shaking ...1853 sl.
• GALLACK the left hand ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GALLACK-HAND the left hand ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GARDIES the hands, esp. when put up in a posture to fight ...1773 Sc.
• GAWK HAND the left hand ...1703 Eng. dial.
• GEG a cut or crack in the hands; a deep cut or wound ...1825 Sc.
• GLAM a hand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GLAUM a hand ...1960 Amer. dial.
• GLOM a hand ...1938 Amer. dial.
• GLOMMER a hand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GOLL † a hand ...a1586
• GOOSE-SKIN the wrinkled and colourless skin of the hands, caused by being long in water ...1912 Amer. dial.
• GRABBER a hand ...1942 Amer. sl.
• GRABHOOK a hand ...1946 Amer. dial.
• GRAPPLER * a hand ...E17 sl.
• GRUB HOOKS fingers or hands ...1923 Amer. sl.
• HAM a hand ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HOOKS a man's hands and arms ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• KEY-PAW the left hand ...1887 Eng. dial.
• LINCOLN'S INN a hand ...L19 Brit. rhyming sl. for 'fin'
• MADONNA CLAWS an ugly hand ...2003 UK homosexual sl.
• MAIG a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw ...1825 Sc.
• MANIPLE the hand ...1833
• MANUALIZATION * the act of using the hands ...1887
• MARTINI the hand; the arm ...1992 Brit. sl.
• MARTIN-LE-GRAND hand ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'St. Martin-le-Grand'
• MARTIN'S hand ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'St. Martin-le-Grand'
• MAULER the hand; the fist ...1820 sl.
• MAULEY a fist, a hand ...1780 sl.
• MAULIE the hand, a fist ...L18 sl.
• MAULS the hands; the fingers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAWLER the hand, the fist ...E19 sl.
• MAWLEY the hand, a fist ...L18 sl.
• MEATHOOK the hand or fist; usually plural ...1919 Amer. sl.
• MEG a hand, generally a large ungainly one; a paw ...1825 Sc.
• MIT the hand ...Amer. sl.
• MITT the hand ...1893 US sl.
• MORLEY the hand, a fist ...L18 sl.
• MUD-HOOK the hand ...1850 sl.
• NEIVE the fist, the closed hand; the hand ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NIEVE the fist, the closed hand; the hand ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ON-WYNE the left hand ...1768 Sc.
• PADDLE the hand ...M19 sl.
• PADDYWHACK the hand, esp. of a baby; chiefly used by little children ...1916 Amer. dial.
• PALETTE the hand ...L18 sl.
• PALM the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAN the palm of the hand ...1961 Amer. dial.
• PANEL the palm of the hand ...c1970 Amer. dial. chiefly Black usage
• PASTIE the hand ...Bk1905 Eng. dial. sl.
• PAW the hand ...1605 sl.
• PEA PICKER one's hand ...1967 Amer. dial.
• RAMSGATE the hand ...1992 UK rhyming sl. (Ramsgate Sand)
• RAMSGATE SAND the hand ...1992 UK rhyming sl.
• SCRAM-HAND a withered hand ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SINISTERITY * use of the left hand; skill in this ...1877
• ST. MARTIN'S hand ...M19 rhyming sl. for 'St. Martin-le-Grand'
• ST. MARTIN'S LE GRAND hand ...M19 rhyming sl.
• SWEET MARTINI the right hand ...2002 Brit. sl.
• TALON the grasping fingers or hands of humans ...1588
• YARKEN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YARKIN the space between the forefinger and thumb; the hollow of the foot between the heel and great toe; the grasp of the hand ...Bk1905 Sc.
HAND - nouns, person
• MAEGSIE a person with large, flipper-like hands ...1866 Sc.
HAND - verbs
• BEAT GOOSE to strike the hands under the armpits to warm them ...1883
• BEAT THE BOOBY to strike the hands under the armpits to warm them ...1883 nautical
• GAIG of the hands: to crack or chap ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity ...1942 Amer. sl.
• PALM 1. to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
2. to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• PAUM to squeeze the hand ...1796 Sc.
• PAWM to rub the hands together ...1857 Eng. dial.
• TICHEL to join hands; to make a line or string ...Bk1905 Sc.
HAND - phrases
• TIP US YOUR DADDLE give me your hand ...1785 sl.
HANDBAG - nouns
• HANDPOCKET a handbag ...1958 Amer. dial.
HANDBILL - nouns
• GAG a handbill ...1821 UK sl.
HANDCUFF - nouns
• BLOCK AND TACKLE handcuffs ...1930s rhyming sl. for 'tackle'
• BRACELETS handcuffs ...1816 sl.
• CUFFS handcuffs ...1861 sl.
• DARBIES a set of handcuffs or fetters; shackles ...1665 UK sl.. orig. criminals' usage
• HAND-BOLT a handcuff ...1816
• HANDLOCK a shackle for the hands; a manacle, a handcuff ...1532 obs.
• HAND-SHECKLES handcuffs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-TETHERS handcuffs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAND-TIES handcuffs ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDY-CUFFS handcuffs, manacles ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• JOHNNY DARBIES handcuffs ...c1860 sl.
• MAGGIE a handcuff, a manacle ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• MITTENS handcuffs ...1880 sl.
• MITTS handcuffs ...1910s US prison sl.
• NIPPERS handcuffs ...1821 sl.
• SHANGIES handcuffs ...E19 Sc. & N. Eng.
• SHERIFF'S BRACELETS handcuffs ...L18
• SILVER BANGLE handcuffs ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• SNAPS handcuffs ...1895 sl.
• SNITCHER handcuffs, esp. strings used in place of handcuffs ...M19 Sc.
• SNITCHES handcuffs ...L19 sl.
HANDCUFF - verbs
• CUFF to put handcuffs on ...1851 sl.
• DARBY to handcuff; to shackle ...L19 Aust. prison sl.
• GAFFLE to place in handcuffs ...2000s US prison sl.
• HAND-BOLT to handcuff ...1816
• HANDLOCK to manacle, to handcuff ...1586
• IMMANACLE to put manacles on; to handcuff; to fetter ...1634 rare
• UNHOOK to remove handcuffs ...1982 US sl.
HANDCUFFED - adjectives
• FAM-STRUCK baffled in a search; handcuffed ...19C sl.
HANDFUL - nouns
• ESPIN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• FASCICULE † a handful ...1699
• HANDSEL a handful ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANKLE a handful, a great deal, a considerable quantity or amount ...1694 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANTLE a handful ...1740 Eng. dial.
• HANTLE FULL a handful; a small number ...1936 Amer. dial.
• JAFFLE a handful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JEFFULL a handful ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MANIPLE † a handful ...1632
• NEAPENS both hands full ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEFFOW a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
• NEIVE a handful ...1899 Sc.
• NEIVEFUL a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
• NIVVIL a handful; a small quantity ...1874 Sc.
• OMICK a handful ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PUGIL orig. handful; later, as much or as many as can be held between the thumb and the next two fingers; a large pinch ...L16 arch.
• TEIST a handful ...B1900 Sc.
• YAFFLE a handful; an armful ...1842 Eng. dial.
• YAFFUL a handful; an armful ...1842 Eng. dial.
• YASPEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YEEPSEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YEPSEN the two hands placed together so as to form a bowl-shaped cavity; as much as can be held in this ...c1325 Eng. dial.
• YEPSINTLE as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YESPEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
• YESPFULL as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful ...1691 Eng. dial.
HAND GRENADE (see GRENADE)
HANDICAP - nouns
• LOSER a handicap; an obstacle, a disappointment ...c1920 sl.
HANDICAPPED - nouns, person
• QUOZ a handicapped person; a disabled or deformed person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
• QUOZZIE a handicapped person; a disabled or deformed person ...1990s UK juvenile sl.
HANDICRAFT - adjectives
• CRAFTIOUS †* engaged in a handicraft ...c1449
HANDICRAFT - nouns
• HANDCRAFT † manual skill, power, or work; handicraft ...a975
• MANUARY † manual work, handicraft trade ...1581
• MANUFACTURE † working with the hands; a manual occupation, handicraft ...1625
HANDICRAFT, HANDICRAFTSMAN - nouns, person
• HANDCRAFTMAN † a handicraftsman ...a1529
• HANDCRAFTSMAN † a handicraftsman ...1530-1
• HANDCRAFTY MAN † a handicraftsman ...1463-4
• HANDICRAFT † a handicraftsman, an artisan, a workman ...1586
• MANUARY † one who works with his hands ...1581
HANDILY - adverbs
• GAINLY handily, readily, dexterously, cleverly, successfully; easily ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• TIDILY handily, smartly, well done ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANDINESS - nouns
• HANDSOMENESS † convenience, handiness; fitness ...1530
HANDIWORK - nouns
• HAND-DARG handiwork, labour, toil; what is gained by labour ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDWORK † a thing or quantity of things wrought or made by the hands; handiwork ...a1000
• HANDY-FRAME † what is framed by the hands, handiwork ...1597
HANDKERCHIEF - nouns
• BILLY a silk pocket handkerchief ...Bk1890 sl.
• CANARY a yellow silk handkerchief, as worn by a costermonger ...E19 sl.
• FAM-CLOTH a handkerchief ...L17 sl.
• FASH-CLAWT a pocket handkerchief ...1866 Eng. dial.
• FASH-RAG a pocket-handkerchief; a cloth used for wiping ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HAND-CLOTH a pocket handkerchief ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANKIE a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• HANKY a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• INDIA-WIPE a silk handkerchief ...1823 sl.
• JIM BELCHER any particoloured handkerchief worn round the neck ...Bk1888
• KENT a coloured cotton handkerchief ...c1810 sl.
• KENT CLOUT a coloured cotton handkerchief ...1859 sl.
• KENT RAG a coloured cotton handkerchief ...1859 sl.
• KERCHIEF a handkerchief ...1815
• KINGSMAN 1. a silk handkerchief in a variety of colours, as worn by costermongers of both sexes ...M19 sl.
2. a silk handkerchief with a green base and a yellow pattern ,,,M19 sl.
• KINGSMAN OF THE RORTIEST a very gaudy silk handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• LACHRYMATORY a pocket-handkerchief ...1825 humorous use
• MADAM a handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• MUCKENDER † a handkerchief ...a1500 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MUCK-RAG. a handkerchief ...20C Brit. colloq.
• NACKER a handkerchief ...Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAPKIN † a pocket handkerchief ...1530 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NAPKIN-SNATCHER a thief of handkerchiefs ...19C sl.
• NAPKIN-SNATCHING stealing handkerchiefs ...1823 sl.
• NEB-CLOUT a handkerchief ...1963 Sc.
• NECKLATH a neckcloth; a pocket-handkerchief ...1874 Eng. dial.
• NEEPYUN a handkerchief ...1875 Sc.
• NOSE RAG a handkerchief ...E19 colloq.
• NOSE-WIPE a handkerchief ...19C colloq.
• NOSE WIPER a handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• NUFFER a handkerchief ...L20 colloq.
• PENWIPER a handkerchief ...1895 sl.
• QUEER CLOUT a cheap, probably cotton, handkerchief that as such is not worth stealing ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RAG a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• RANDAL'S MAN a silk handkerchief with a green base and white spots ...M19 sl.
• SNIFFER a handkerchief ...1945 US sl.
• SNITCH-RAG a handkerchief ...1940s sl.
• SNOT-RAG a handkerchief or tissue ...1886 sl.
• SNOTTER a handkerchief; a handkerchief soiled with mucus ...E19 Brit. sl.
• STOCK a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• STOOK a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• STUKE a pocket handkerchief ...M19 sl.
• SUDARIUM a napkin or cloth for wiping the face; a handkerchief ...1601
• SUDARY † a napkin or handkerchief used to wipe sweat or tears from the face ...a1350 obs. or arch.
• WATERFALL a handkerchief worn in the top pocket ...19C sl.
• YELLOW-MAN † a yellow silk handkerchief ...1821 sl.
HANDLE - nouns
• BLISTER END in logging: the handle of a shovel, axe, or other hand tool ...1958 Amer. dial.
• EAR the handle of a pitcher or drinking vessel ...c1440
• ELT a handle ...BK1900 Eng. dial.
• HAFT a handle, esp. of a knife or small tool ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAND † a handle ...1523
• HANDFAST a handle by which anything is grasped, as a flail ...1893 Eng.
• HANDGRIP the handle by which a grip is taken ...1887
• HANDLING † a handle ...c1450
• HANK the handle of a jug or pot ...c1530 Eng. dial.
• HAUVE the haft or handle of an axe or pick ...1881 Eng. dial.
• HAWM a haft, the handle of an axe, hammer, spade, etc. ...1790 Eng. dial.
• HELM a handle ...1939 Amer. dial.
• MANUBRIUM † a handle or haft ...1660
• TAIL the long handle of an implement, as a rake ...1892
• TILLER the wooden handle of a spade or shovel ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANDLE - verbs
• CAIR to toss backwards and forwards; to mix up; to handle overmuch, to stir about ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ELT to handle roughly, to injure anything, such as an animal, the nap of cloth, etc., by too much rough handling; to pull about ...1866 Sc.
• FAM to feel, to handle; to grope a woman ...M18 sl.
• FEEL OF to touch, to handle ...1817 Amer. dial.
• GAUM † to handle, esp. in some improper fashion ...1656 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MANDER to handle, to deal ...1825 Sc.
• MUMMICK to handle or feel an object or person ...L19 US sl.
• NEFFOW to handle, to take in the hands ...Bk1905 Sc.
• NEIVE to handle, to manipulate; to work with the fists or fingers ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NEVEL to handle or finger things awkwardly so as to soil or disarrange ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PALM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALP * to touch, to feel; to handle gently, to pat ...1534
• PALPABRIZE † to feel, to touch, to handle ...1593
• PAUM to lay hands on; to finger; to handle awkwardly; to maul ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TATTLE to turn over and soil; to handle carelessly, as to overhandle a pet animal ...1958 Sc.
• THRIMBLE to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRIMMEL to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRIMMER to finger or handle anything constantly and as if reluctant to part with it ...1790 Eng. dial.
• THRIMPLE to finger or handle anything as if reluctant to part with it; to dole or pay out money grudgingly and reluctantly ...1789 Eng. dial.
• THRUM to search for in a confused manner; to bring out after much search; to handle overmuch ...Bk1905 Sc.
• THRUMBLE to press or rub between the finger and thumb; to finger, to handle over-much or awkwardly...1632 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• THRUMMIL to handle, esp. to handle overmuch or awkwardly; to fumble, to grope; to tie up or fasten awkwardly ...Bk1905 Sc.
HANDLED - adjectives
• HANDLESOME † capable of being handled ...1674
• MANIABLE † that may be handled or felt, palpable ...1483
• MANUABLE †* that may be handled easily ...1594
HANDLING - adjectives
• PAUMISH awkward in handling ...1873 Eng. dial.
HANDLING - nouns
• HANDIMENT † handling, management ...1660
• TACT †* the act of touching or handling; a touch ...1801
• THRUMBLE the act of handling overmuch or of groping or fumbling ...Bk1905 Sc.
HAND OVER - verbs
• PART to give up, to hand over, to restore; usually of money ...M19 sl.
• TILL to hand over; to reach; to give ...1777 Eng. dial.
• UN-ASS to hand over, to give up ...1960s US Black sl.
HAND-SHAKE, HAND-SHAKING - nouns
• AUSTRALIAN GRIP a hearty shake of the hand ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• DAP a ritualistic handshake, differing from area to area, involving much slapping of palms, snapping of fingers, etc., to express solidarity or enthusiasm ...1972 US Black sl.
• FAM-GRASP a hand-shaking ...L18 sl.
• GLAD HAND, THE a cordial handshake or other greeting ...1895 orig. US
• SKIN the hand as used in handshaking or hand-slapping as a salutation ...1942 US Black sl.
• SOUL SHAKE the ritualized shaking and slapping of hands ...1960s sl., orig. US Black
• WAG OF THE FIST a shake of the hand ...1899 Eng. dial.
• WAG OF THE HAND a shake of the hand ...1899 Eng. dial.
HAND-SHAKE - verbs
• DAP to greet another with a ritualistic handshake; to show respect in greeting ...1973 US sl.
• FAM-GRASP to shake hands, to make up a difference with; to agree ...1676 sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity ...1942 Amer. sl.
• MEET ONE WITH THE OPEN PALM to be ready to shake hands ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PUMP THE STUMP to shake hands ...1947 US sl.
• SLING ONE'S DADDLE to shake hands ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• TIP A DADDLE to shake hands ...L19 sl.
• TIP THE DAD to shake hands ...L19 sl.
• TIP THE DADDLE to shake hands ...L19 sl.
• WAG HANDS to shake hands ...1900 Eng. dial.
• WAG ONE'S PAW to shake hands ...1874 Eng. dial.
HANDSOME - see ATTRACTIVE
HANDSOMELY - verbs
• FAIR in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly ...a1000
HANDWRITING - adjectives
• CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC skilled in handwriting ...19C nonce word
HANDWRITING - nouns
• CACOGRAPHY bad writing; bad handwriting ...1656
• CHICKEN MARKS poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN PECKING poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SCRATCH illegible handwriting ...1950s US sl.
• CHICKEN SCRATCHES poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SCRATCHING poor handwriting that is hard to read ...1956 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN TRACKS illegible handwriting ...L19 US sl.
• DIDDLING handwriting that is hard to read ...1967 Amer. dial.
• DIDO a little flourish on handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DOG TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer.
• DUCK TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• ENGLISH a flourish in handwriting; a curlicue ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GOOSE TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1954 Amer. dial.
• HAND handwriting; signature ...1877 Eng. dial.
• HAND-RITE handwriting ...1843 Amer. dial.
• HANDWRIT † handwriting; autograph; signature ...c1200
• HANDWRITE handwriting ...1836 Amer. dial.
• HENPECKS illegible or hard to read handwriting ...1968 Amer. dial.
• HEN'S TRACKS handwriting that is hard to read ...1928 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCH handwriting that is difficult to read ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HENSCRATCHES bad handwriting ...1899 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRATCHING handwriting that is difficult to read ...1942 Amer. dial.
• HEN-SCRIBBLING handwriting that is difficult to read ...1965 Amer. dial.
• HEN TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1854 Amer. dial.
• MANUSCRIPT a person's handwriting ...a1849
• MAULEY the 'hand' that one writes; handwriting; the signature ...1851 sl.
• MAULIE a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MAWLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• MORLEY a signature; handwriting ...M19 sl.
• PIG'S TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PIGTAIL a curlicue; a little flourish on one's handwriting or signature ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PIG TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RABBIT TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAWM a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRIPTION * handwriting; a kind of handwriting ...1846
• SCRIVE a piece of writing; a letter; a statement or story written; handwriting; a short sermon ...1894 Sc.
• TURKEY SCRATCHING handwriting that's hard to read ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TURKEY TRACKS illegible handwriting ...1836 Amer. dial.
• UGLYOGRAPHY bad handwriting; uncouth spelling ...1804
• VARIORUM a piece of decoration, in furniture, etc.; an ornament, gewgaw, trinket; a flourish in handwriting; any unnecessary appendage ...1864 Sc.
HANDWRITING - nouns, person
• CHIROGRAPHOSOPHIC a judge of handwriting ...1850 nonce word
• WRITINGER an expert in handwriting ...1868 nonce word
HANDY - adjectives
• FAIRDIE clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
• FAIRDY clever, handy ...1724 Sc.
• FEATY * handy, clever, wide-awake ...1844
• GAIN handy, expert, skilful, deft, dexterous; workmanlike ...a1300 Eng. dial.
• GAINSOME expert, handy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GAINY expert, handy ...1691 Eng. dial.
• HABILE having general readiness; handy, ready; skilful, deft, adroit, dexterous ...1485
• HAFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDERSOME handy; inclined to meddle, meddling ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HANDSOME † handy, ready at hand, convenient, suitable ...1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANTY † convenient, handy ...1725 Sc.
• HEFTY handy, active ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE handy, useful ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NACKETY ingenious; handy; expert in doing any piece of work: applied to one who can turn his hand to anything ...B1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NATTY handy, deft; industrious; clever, ingenious ...1888 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• NUNTY handy, convenient ...1879 Eng. dial.
• QUEME † fit, fitting, suitable; convenient, handy; near at hand, close ...a1300 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• TALL OF HIS HANDS † ready, active, deft, skilful with one's hands; dexterous, handy ...1530
HANDY - adverbs
• BAIN conveniently near, handy ...a1700 N. Eng. dial.
HANDYMAN - nouns, person
• PACKLER a peddler who deals in earthenware; a travelling handyman or tinker ...1832 Sc.
HANG, HANGING (punishment) - adjectives
• GALLOWS fit for the gallows; deserving to be hanged; villainous, wicked ...c1425
• GALLOWS-FACED fit for the gallows, having a villainous, hangdog, run-down, shifty look ...M18 sl.
• GALLOWS-RIPE ready to be hanged ...1837
• HALTER-SICK destined for the gallows ...1820
• HANG-GALLOWS destined or fit for the gallows; villainous, bad ...1790
• HANGWORTHY * worthy to be hanged ...1580
• THRAW-NECKIT having the neck twisted by hanging ...1898 Sc.
HANG, HANGING (punishment) - nouns
• ABRAHAM'S BALM hanging ...Bk1909 sl.
• AIR DANCE the final cocking of the legs of a hanging victim; a hanging ...1920s sl.
• ARTICHOKE a hanging; a 'hearty choke' ...19C Brit. sl.
• CABLE-FUNK fear of being hanged ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• CALIFORNIA COLLAR a noose, used for hangings ...19C US sl.
• CARNIFICINE †* the place of execution, the office of hangman ...1656
• CAUDLE OF HEMP-SEED 1. hanging ...L16 jocular
2. the hangman's noose ...17C sl.
• DANCE a hanging ...20C US prison sl.
• DANCE UPON NOTHING a hanging ...1840
• FALL OF THE LEAF, THE a hanging ...c1780 criminals' sl.
• GAGGLER'S COACH † a 'hurdle' for the transportation of a prisoner, generally to the gallows ...1797 UK sl. (hurdle - a frame on which traitors were dragged to execution)
• HALTER death by hanging; 'the gallows' ...1533
• HANG-FAIR † a public execution ...1813 Eng. dial.
• HANGING-BOUT an execution; a hanging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGING-FAIR a hanging ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGMENT † hanging, execution ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HEMPEN CASEMENT a hangman's noose ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• HEMPEN CAUDLE hanging ...L16 jocular
• HEMPEN COLLAR a hangman's noose ...L16 sl.
• HEMPEN CONSUMMATION death by judicial hanging ...E19 sl.
• HEMP FEVER a hanging or lynching ...1934 Amer. dial.
• HEMP PARTY a hanging or lynching ...1892 Amer. dial.
• HEMP STRETCHING a hanging or lynching ...1949 Amer. dial.
• JACK KETCH'S NECKLACE a hangman's noose ...E19 sl.
• NECK-CLOTH a hangman's rope ...c1816 sl.
• NECKINGER a hangman's rope ...1886 sl.
• NECKLACE a noose or halter; a hangman's rope ...a1616
• NECK-SQUEEZER a hangman's rope ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECKTIE a hangman's rope ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECKTIE FROLIC a lynching or hanging ...1876 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE PARTY a lynching or hanging ...1882 sl., orig. & chiefly US
• NECKTIE SOCIABLE a lynching or hanging ...1871 Amer. dial.
• NECK-VERSE a Latin verse recited as a means of escaping the gallows ...1578 sl.
• NEWGATE-FRISK a hanging ...Bk1902 sl.
• NEWGATE HORNPIPE a hanging ...E19 sl.
• PADDINGTON FAIR (DAY) the hanging day, the day of execution ...1698 UK criminals' sl.
• PADDINGTON SPECTACLES the hood that is pulled over the condemned man's head before the hanging ...E19 sl.
• RAXED-NECK the neck of a person who has been hanged ...1824 Sc.
• RAXING a hanging ...1822 Sc.
• ROPE, THE execution by hanging; capital punishment ...1670 sl.
• SHERIFF'S BALL a hanging ...L18 sl.
• SNICK-UP †* a hangman's rope, a halter ...1623
• ST. JOHNSTONE'S TIPPET † the noose ...E19
• ST. JOHNSTON'S TIPPET † a jocular name for a hangman's rope ...1814 Sc.
• STRETCHING a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRETCHING-BEE a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• STRETCHING-MATCH a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• TEXAS CAKEWALK a hanging ...1944 Amer. dial.
• TIPPET † a jocular name for a hangman's rope ...1462
• TYBURN TIPPET † a jocular name for a hangman's rope ...1549
• WRY MOUTH AND A PISSEN PAIR OF BREECHES, A a hanging ...c1780 sl.
• WRY-NECK DAY a day on which a hanging occurs or is scheduled to occur ...c1786 cant
HANG, HANGING, GALLOWS (punishment) - nouns
• ABRAHAM'S BALSAM the gallows ...18C sl.
• ACORN a gallows ...1859 sl.
• CART the gallows ...L16 sl.
• CHAT the gallows ...M16 sl.
• CHATES the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• CHATS the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• CHATTES the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• CHEATS the gallows ...16C criminal sl.
• DEADLY NEVERGREEN the gallows ...L18 sl.
• DEATH-ROPE a gallows-rope ...Bk1897
• GALLOW-BREED † a gallows-bird ...1508 Sc.
• GALLOW-FORK † a gallows-tree ..a1225
• GALLOWS-TREE the gallows ...a1000
• HANGRELL † a gallows ...a1605 Sc.
• HEAVY HILL † the way to the gallows ...1577
• HIGH JUMP the gallows ...L19 sl.
• HORSE FOALED OF AN ACORN the gallows ...1694 sl.
• LADDER † the steps to a gallows ...a1533
• LEAFLESS TREE. the gallows ...1830 sl.
• MAN-TRAP the gallows ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• NABBING CHEAT the gallows ...E19 sl.
• NUBBING-CHEAT the gallows ...17C cant
• NUBBING-CHIT the gallows ...17C cant
• NECK-WEED hemp, the basic constituent of the rope used for the gallows ...1578 sl.
• NEWMAN'S LIFT the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEER 'EM the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEER'M the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEERUM the gallows ...E19 sl.
• SHERIFF'S PICTURE FRAME the gallows or pillory ...L18 sl.
• TALL TIMBER the gallows ...1920s US sl.
HANG, HANGING, HANGMAN - nouns, person
• CAL a hangman...M19 sl.
• CATCH † 'Jack Ketch'; the hangman ...a1672
• DANCING MASTER the hangman ...L17 sl.
• GALLOW-CLAPPER † a gallows-bird; one who deserves to be hanged ...1570
• GALLOWS one deserving the gallows; a gallows-bird ...1588
• GALLOWS-BIRD one who deserves to hanged; also, one who has been hanged ...1785
• GALLOWS-CLAPPER † a gallows-bird; one who deserves to be hanged ...1583
• GALLOWS-CLIMBER one doomed to climb the ladder at the gallows, i.e. to be hanged ...1668
• GREGORY † a hangman ...M17
• GROOM OF THE LADDER † a hangman ...a1640
• HALTER-MAN † a hangman ...1638
• HANGIE a hangman ...1721 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANGSTER †* a woman who performs the function of a hangman ...c1430
• HANG-WOMAN a woman who performs the function of a hangman ...1883 nonce word
• JACK a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• JACK CATCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• JACK KETCH the common executioner or hangman ...1673
• JACK KITCH a hangman or executioner ...1676 sl.
• JOHN KETCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• MASTER KETCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• MR. KETCH a hangman ...M17 sl., orig. UK criminals'
• NOSEY BOB a hangman ...L19 Aust. sl.
• NUBBING-COVE the hangman ...L17 cant
• PALATCH a hangman ...1925 US sl.
• SHERIFF'S JOURNEYMAN the hangman ...E19 sl.
• TOPMAN † a hangman ...1607 sl.
• TOPSMAN a hangman ...1825 sl.
• UPTUCKER the hangman ...M19 sl.
• VERDUGO †* a hangman or executioner; also, a term of abuse ...a1616
HANG, HANGING - nouns, person, other
• DANGLER a person who has died by hanging ...1987 US sl.
• GALLOWS APPLE a candidate for the gallows ...L17 sl.
• GALLOWS-BIRD one who has been sentenced to be hanged ...1920s sl.
• GALLOWS-FOOL an arrant fool, one that deserves hanging ...1894 Eng. dial.
• HALTER-SACK † a 'gallows-bird'; a term of reproach or abuse...1598
• HALTER-SICK a 'gallows-bird' ...1617
• HANG-A-BALK a gallows-bird, one ripe for the gallows ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANGEE a person who is hanged ...1831 nonce word
• HANG-GALLOWS a gallows-bird ...1790
• HANG-ROPE † a gallows-bird ...1570
• HANG-STRING † a gallows-bird ...1675
• HANG-SUCH a gallows-bird; one ripe for the gallows ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-TRACE a gallows-bird; one ripe for the gallows ... B1900 Eng. dial.
• HANG-UP † a gallows-bird ...1562-3
• JACK KETCH'S PIPPIN a candidate for the gallows ...L17 sl.
• QUEER FELLOW a prisoner condemned to hang ...1980s sl.
• RACK-SAUCH †* a gallows-bird ...1508 Sc.
• STRETCH-HALTER a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...1604 sl.
• STRETCH-HEMP a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• WAGHALTER † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1570
• WAG-STRING † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1578
• WAG-WITH † one who is likely to swing in a halter; a 'gallows-bird' ...1611
HANG, HANG DOWN - verbs
• BAG DOWN to droop, to hang loosely ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANGLE † 1. to flap, to hang loosely ...1622
2. to droop, to hang down, as the brim of a hat, etc. ...1858 Eng. dial.
• BEETLE to hang threateningly ...1859
• BEHANG † to hang a thing about with bells, hangings, drapery etc. ...c897
• BESWING † to swing about; to hang ...1571
• DAG to droop or hang down ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• DINGLE-DANGLE to dangle, to hang loosely ...1885 Eng. dial.
• IMPEND to hang or be suspended over; to overhang ...1780
• LADDER to hang down ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PAGGLE † to bulge, to swell out as a bag; to hang loosely, to dangle ...c1590
• TAG † to hang down or trail like a tag ...1617
HANG, HANGED, HANGING (punishment) - verbs
• AIRDANCE to hang ...Brit. sl.
• ALEXANDER to hang someone ...L17 sl.
• BE JAMMED to meet with a violent death, by accident, murder, or hanging ...1811 sl.
• BRING TO THE LADDER to hang (ladder = the steps to a gallows) ...1594 obs.
• BURKE to hang ...E19 sl.
• CARNIFICATE † to hang ...1623
• CLIMB THE LADDER to be hanged
• CLIMB THE LEAFLESS TREE to be hanged ...E19 sl.
• CUT A CAPER UPON NOTHING to be hanged ...1708 sl.
• CUT CAPER SAUCE to be hanged ...1834 sl.
• DANCE of hanged person: to make involuntary spasmodic movements while being hanged; hence, to be executed by hanging ...1859 US sl.
• DANCE A JIG ON AIR to be executed by hanging ...1873 US sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PAYS THE FIDDLERS to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT BEILBY'S BALL WHERE THE SHERIFF PLAYS THE MUSIC to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• DANCE AT HIS DEATH to be hung ...1859 US sl.
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE AT THE SHERIFF'S BALL AND LOLL ONE'S TONGUE OUT AT THE COMPANY to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE IN A ROPE to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DANCE ON A ROPE to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DANCE ON AIR to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE SHERIFF'S DOOR to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING AT THE TOLLING OF A BELL to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE ON THE TOP OF NOTHING to be executed by hanging ...1864 US sl.
• DANCE THE NEWGATE-HORNPIPE to be hanged ...1829 sl.
• DANCE THE PADDINGTON FRISK to be hanged ...17C sl.
• DANCE THE TYBURN HORNPIPE ON NOTHING to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANCE THE TYBURN JIG † to be hanged ...1697
• DANCE UPON NOTHING to be hanged ...1837 arch.
• DANCE UPON NOTHING IN A HEMPEN CRAVAT to be hanged ...18C sl.
• DANGLE to hang from the gallows; to be hanged ...1678
• DANGLE IN A TYBURN STRING to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DANGLE IN THE SHERIFF'S PICTURE-FRAME to be hanged ...L18 sl.
• DEAD BOOK to kill, to hang ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• DERRICK to execute or suicide by hanging ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DIE IN ONE'S BOOTS to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DIE IN ONE'S SHOES to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DIE WITH ONE'S BOOTS ON to be hanged ...M17 sl.
• DO THE DANCE to be hanged ...1920s US sl.
• EAT HEMPSEED to be hanged ...E17 sl.
• FLASH THE IVORIES to be hanged ...1830 sl.
• GALLOW † to hang on a gallows or cross ...a1400
• GET A DANCE ON AIR to be hanged ...1873 Sc.
• GIVE ONE THE TAIL OF A LONG TOW used expletively, to wish one hanged ...1726 Sc.
• GO IN THE ROAD TO PADDINGTON to be hanged ...M18 sl.
• GO UP THE LADDER to be hanged
• HALTER to hang a person with a halter ...1616
• HAVE THE GALLOWS IN ONE'S FACE to have the look of one predestined to or deserving the gallows ...1610
• HEMP to hang, to choke to death; ...L17 sl.
• JACK-KETCH to hang ...1694 sl.
• JAM to hang ...1785 sl.
• KEEP AN IRONMONGER'S SHOP BY THE SIDE OF A COMMON to be hanged in chains ...L18 sl.
• KEEP AN IRONMONGER'S SHOP BY THE SIDE OF A COMMON, WHERE THE SHERIFF SETS ONE UP to be hanged in chains ...Bk1785 sl.
• KICK THE CLOUDS to be hanged ...E19 sl.
• LAG to execute by hanging ...1848 US sl.
• LAGG to execute by hanging ...M19 US sl.
• LEAP AT A DAISY to be hanged ...M16 sl.
• LEAP FROM THE LEAFLESS TREE to be hanged ...E19 sl.
• LYNCH to inflict bodily punishment upon; to kill by mob action, typically by hanging, without legal authority ...1835 Amer. sl.
• MAKE GALLOWS-APPLES OF to hang ...1830 sl.
• MOUNT THE LADDER to be hanged
• NAB THE CABLE-FUNK to be hanged ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• NAB THE STIFLES to be hanged ...19C UK criminals' sl.
• NAP A WINDER to be hanged ...Bk1902 sl.
• NECK vb. to hang ...18C cant
• NECKTIE to hang someone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NECKTIE PARTY to hang someone ...1967 Amer. dial.
• NUB to hang by the neck until dead ...L17 cant
• PREACH AT TYBURN CROSS to be hanged ...c1810 cant
• PULL HEMP to be hanged ...1921 Amer. dial.
• PUSH THE CART UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• QUEER THE NOOSE to escape the gallows ...E19 sl.
• QUEER THE STIFLER to escape the gallows ...E19 sl.
• RACK † of the neck: to stretch, i.e. to hang, to be hanged ...a1835 Sc.
• RAX A NECK to hang a person ...1792 Sc.
• RIDE BACKWARDS UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• RIDE IN A CART UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• SALUTE TYBURN † to be hanged ...1640 jocular
• SCRUFF to hang ...19C sl.
• STRAP to hang ...1825 Sc.
• STRETCH to kill by hanging ...1595 sl.
• STRING UP to kill by hanging ...1810 sl.
• SWING to be killed by hanging ...1542 sl.
• TAKE A LEAP IN THE DARK to be hanged ...17C sl.
• TAKE A VEGETABLE BREAKFAST to be hanged ...18C sl.
• TAKE A WALK UP LADDER LANE AND DOWN HEMP STREET to go up to a yardarm or gallows to be hanged ...1830 US nautical sl.
• TAKE ONE'S LAST DEGREE to be hanged ...c1800 UK criminals' sl.
• THROW IN A WIDDIE to be hanged ...1897 Sc.
• TIT † to pull up, esp. in a halter; hence, to hang ...c1375
• TOP to execute by hanging; to kill; to commit suicide ...1718 sl.
• WAG † to dangle on the gallows, to be hanged ...c1430
• WAG HEMP IN THE WIND to be hanged ...M16 sl.
• WALK BACKWARDS UP HOLBORN HILL to go to the gallows ...M17 sl.
• WALK UP LADDER LANE AND DOWN HEMP STREET to be hanged ...19C sl.
• WALLOP IN A TETHER to be hanged ...1785 Sc.
• WALLOP IN A TOW to be hanged ...1792 Sc.
• WEAR A HEMPEN NECKTIE to be hanged ...Bk1902 sl.
HANG, HANGING (punishment) - phrases
• KNOCKED DOWN FOR CROP condemned for execution by hanging ...E19 sl.
• ONE'S NECK IS YEWKING one is in danger of the gallows ...1816 Sc.
• ONE'S NECK IS YEWKING FOR A ST. JOHNSTON RIBBON one is in danger of the gallows ...1737 Sc.
• YOU WILL RIDE A HORSE FOALED BY AN ACORN you will be hanged ...1788 sl.
HANG ABOUT, HANG AROUND - verbs
• FANDANGLE to hang about, to trifle, to waste time, to 'fool' around ...1892 Ireland
• HAINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid way; to hang about, to loiter, to wander about aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• HINGLE to go about in a feeble, languid fashion, as during convalescence; to hang about, to loiter aimlessly ...1804 Sc.
• KADOODLE to hang around, to frequent, to wander about ...L19 US sl.
• MAROON to idle, to hang about ...1808
• MIKE to loiter, to hang around idly or shirk work ...1859 Brit. sl.
HANGDOG - adjectives
• GALLOWS-FACED fit for the gallows, having a villainous, hangdog, run-down, shifty look ...M18 sl.
• GALLOWS-LOOKING looking fit for the gallows; having a hangdog look ...1809
HANGDOG - nouns, person
• SCOUK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a downcast or hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
• SKOOK a skulking, cowardly fellow; a sneak; one with a hangdog look ...1882 Sc.
HANGED - adjectives
• EXALTED hanged ...1934 Amer. sl.
• LAGGED hanged ...M19 US sl.
HANGER-ON - nouns, person
• ABBEY-LOON an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house ...1509 sl.
• ABBEY-LUBBER an idler; a vagabond; orig. a lazy monk or hanger-on to a religious house ...1509 sl.
• AMW a vacuous female celebrity or hanger-on (Actress, Model, Whatever) ...1988 US sl.
• BLOCKER a hanger-on ...1970 Amer. dial.
• CABOOSE a person who continually follows along behind; a hanger-on; someone bringing up the rear ...19C US sl.
• DAGGER a hanger-on; a criminal associate ...1980s Aust. sl.
• DANGLER a hanger-on, a dallying follower ...arch.
• FEFNICUTE a hypocrite; a mean, sneaking fellow; a parasite, a hanger-on ...1864 Eng. dial.
• HANG-BY a term of contempt for a dependant or hanger-on ...1579 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANGEREL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• HANG-ON † a hanger-on, a mean dependant ...1589
• HANGRELL a lazy, idle, good-for-nothing person; a hanger-on ...1805 Eng. dial.
• INTERLOPER a hanger-on; one who is dependent upon others ...1690 sl.
• KATTERZEM a parasite; a hanger-on ...L19 Sc.
• LACKEY † a hanger-on; a camp follower ...1556 obs. or arch.
• LACKEY-DOG. a skulking hanger-on ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• LEANER in sports: a hanger-on who gives unwanted advice or makes obnoxious comments ...1981 US sl.
• LED-CAPTAIN a hanger-on, a dependant, a parasite ...1672
• LITTLE CASINO a small or inconsequential person; a hanger-on ...1904 US sl.
• LOBBY-GOW an errand-boy, messenger, or hanger-on ...1906 US sl.
• LURK a hanger-on; an eavesdropper ...20C Aust. sl.
• MACKEREL a hanger-on, a parasite ...2000s sl.
• MONGREL a sponger; a hanger-on among cheats ...c1720 cant
• MOOCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOOTCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• MOUCHER a hanger-on at a saloon ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ONHANGER a dependent, a hanger-on ...1821 Sc.
• PARASITE one who eats at the table or at the expense of another; always with opprobrious application; one who obtains the hospitality, patronage, or favour of the wealthy or powerful by obsequiousness and flattery; a hanger-on from interested motives; a toady, a servile flatterer ...1539
• PENNY-DOG a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1953 Amer. dial.
• PENNY-PUP a tagalong; a toady; a hanger-on; a servile follower ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCREWZER an unwelcome, intrusive visitor; a parasite; a hanger-on ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SLAPSAUCE † a parasite, toady, hanger-on ...B1900
• SLONK a lazy slinking fellow; an idle, dissolute person; an indolent, clownish fellow; a hanger-on ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SUCCUBUS a thieving hanger-on; a scoundrel ...1700 sl.
• TAG-HEELS a tagalong; a sycophant; a parasite; a hanger-on; somebody who always follows along behind; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAG-TAIL a person who attaches himself to another against the will of the latter; a dependent, sycophant, toady, hanger-on, parasite; one who always follows along; one who lags behind ...1864
• TAIL a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL-BEHIND. a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL END a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAILER a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind; a follower ...1942 Amer. dial.
• TAILGATE a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL-TAGGER a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAIL-TWISTER a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TAR BUCKET a tagalong; a hanger-on; one who lags behind ...1915 Amer. dial.
• TIGER † a sponger, a hanger-on, a parasite; rake, a swell-mobsman ...1849 sl.
HANG GLIDING - nouns
• SINK in hang gliding: falling air that increases the speed of descent ...1977 US sl.
HANG GLIDING - nouns, person
• WHUFFO in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert ...1978 US sl.
• WUFFO in hang gliding and parachuting: anyone other than a fellow expert ...1978 US sl.
HANG GLIDING - verbs
• NAIL THE CORE gliding: to find the centre of a thermal and ride it up ...1992 US sl.
HANGING (suspended in air) - adjectives
• A-COCKBILL free, dangling free ...19C nautical colloq.
• BAGGY hanging loosely; stretched by wear ...c1830 Eng. sl.
• LALLOPPING hanging down, trailing ...1867 Eng. dial.
HANGING (suspended in air) - nouns
• BIMBOMS church bells; hence, applied to anything hanging, as icicles, tags of a bonnet or dress, mucus hanging from the nose, cobwebs, etc. ...1679 Eng. dial.
• TANGLE anything hanging, as a torn piece of a dress ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANGNAIL - nouns
• AGNAIL a hangnail ...1899 Amer. dial.
• ANGERNAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• ANGNAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail ...BK1898 Eng. dial.
• BACKFRIEND a piece of loose, irritating skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1864 Eng. dial.
• FAN-NAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-BACK a loose piece of skin about the fingernail; a hangnail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• IDLED-BACK a piece of loose skin by the fingernail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WART a hangnail ...1856 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WEAL a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• IDLE-WELT a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• LAZY-JACK a hangnail ...1905 Amer. dial.
• NAIL-HAGS the little bits of skin which turn back near the fingernails ..Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NAIL-SPRINGS the little bits of skin which turn back near the fingernails ..Bk1903 Eng. dial.
• NANGNAIL a loose piece of skin at the base of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1790 Eng. dial.
• QUICK-SPRING a piece of loose skin behind the fingernail; a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAG-NAIL a loose piece of skin at the side of the fingernail; a hangnail ...1866 Sc.
• RING-AROUND a swelling or infection in a finger, esp. surrounding the nail; a hangnail ...1950 Amer. dial.
• THANG-NAIL a hangnail ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
HANGOVER - adjectives
• BABALAAS suffering from a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAASED suffering from a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• COMATO-CRAPULOSE in a state of drowsiness and headache consequent on intoxication ...1850 humorous nonce word
• DAMAGED drunk; tipsy; occasionally hungover ...1851 Amer. sl.
• HUNG hung-over, suffering from the effects of drinking alcohol ...1958 sl.
• HUNG OVER suffering from the after-effects of having drunk too much alcohol ...1942 US sl.
• OOREY adj. hungover ...20C Ulster sl.
• OORIE hungover ...20C Ulster sl.
• OORY hungover ...20C Ulster sl.
• OVERHUNG hung-over ...1964 sl.
• STALE-DRUNK feeling languid after a night's debauch, hungover; said of a person when drinking again before completely recovered from a previous bout; having been drunk at night and having taken too many stimulants the next morning ...1823
• UNDER THE WEATHER intoxicated with alcohol or having a hangover ...19C sl.
• WAMBLETY-CROPPED suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WOMBLE-CROPPED intoxicated with alcohol and very sick; hungover ...18C Brit. sl.
• WOMBLE-SCROPT suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WOMBLETY-CROPPED suffering from an upset stomach due to excessive drinking ...L17 sl.
• WOMBLE-TY-CROPT intoxicated with alcohol and very sick; hungover ...18C Brit. sl.
HANGOVER - nouns
• BABALAAS a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAASDOP the drink taken to alleviate the hangover; the 'hair of the dog' ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABALAZI a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BABELAAS a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• BARREL-FEVER a hangover ...19C sl.
• BENDER MENDER a hangover cure, esp. a stiff drink ...1988 Sc. sl.
• BORDEAUX HAMMER † a vinous headache ..1576 humorous
• BUBBLEJAS a hangover ...1940s S. Afr. sl.
• CORPSE REVIVER a strong (mixed) drink intended to cure a hang-over ...1865 jocular, orig. US
• CURER an alcoholic drink taken to alleviate the symptoms of a hangover ...1996 Sc. sl.
• FAT HEAD a hangover ...1910s sl.
• GALLON DISTEMPER a hangover ...E19 sl.
• HAIR a curative drink for a hangover ...M19 US sl.
• HAIR OF THE DOG an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure ...1546
• HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT YOU an alcoholic drink taken to allay the effects of drinking too much alcohol; a hang-over cure ...1546
• KATZENJAMMER a hangover; a symptom of a hangover ...1849 Amer. dial.
• MISERABLES, THE a hangover ...L19 sl.
• ONE a hangover ...1980s sl.
• PAGNE a hangover caused by drinking champagne ...1999 UK sl.
• QUART MANIA a hangover; delirium tremens ...19C sl.
• REGMAKER a drink taken to relieve the symptoms of a hangover; a pick-me-up ...S. Afr.
• SNOZZLE-WOBBLES a hangover ...M20 US sl.
• WINEACHE a hangover from wine; severe intestinal pain resulting from overindulging in wine, esp. cheap wine ...20C US sl.
• WOOFITS n. a hangover, esp. if notably unpleasant ...20C US sl.
HANGOVER - verbs
• COME OUT OF SOAK to get over one's hangover ...L19 sl.
• FEEL LIKE A BOILED OWL to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1857 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED MONKEY to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED OWL to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1892 Amer. dial.
• FEEL LIKE A STEWED WITCH to be physically uncomfortable or nervously exhausted; to be hungover ...1909 Amer. dial.
• HAVE A HEAD ON to have a hangover ...1889 Amer. sl.
HANGOVER - phrases
• FEELING LIKE THE WRATH OF GOD feeling very ill, esp. if from a bad hangover ...c1950 sl.
HANKER - verbs
• ETTLE to show great eagerness to do or begin anything; to hanker or yearn after ...1873 Sc.
• HAKE to hanker or gape after ...1721 Eng. dial.
• HANKLE to greatly desire, to hanker after ...B1900 Eng. dial.
HANKERING - adjectives
• SIGHING FOR THE FLESH-POTS OF EGYPT hankering for good things no longer at your command ...1814
• TITILLATING itching, tingling; craving, hankering ...1858
HANKERING - nouns
• HANKLING a hankering, a craving after ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SMACKERING * an inclination towards or hankering after or for a person or thing ...L16
• TICKLING an 'itching' to do something; an uneasy desire, craving, hankering ...1553