Hoot owl (Zoˆl.), the barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum). See Barred owl.
Hoove (?), n. [Allied to heave, hove.] A disease in cattle consisting
in inflammation of the stomach by gas, ordinarily caused by eating too
much green food; tympany; bloating.
{ Hoov"en (?), Ho"ven (?), } a. Affected with hoove; as, hooven, or
hoven, cattle.
Hop (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hopped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hopping (?).]
[OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw.
hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h¸pfen.] 1. To move by successive
leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds
do.
[Birds] hopping from spray to spray.
Dryden.