HAGGIS, hag'is, _n._ a Scotch dish made of the heart, lungs, and liver of a
sheep, calf, &c., chopped up with suet, onions, oatmeal, &c., seasoned and
boiled in a sheep's stomach-bag. [Ety. unknown; not Fr. _hachis_, hash,
assimilated with _hag_, _hack._]
HAGGLE, hag'l, _v.t._ to cut unskilfully: to mangle.--_v.i._ to be slow and
hard in making a bargain: to stick at trifles, to cavil.--_n._ HAGG'LER. [A
variant of _hackle_, itself a freq. of _hack_, to cut.]
HAGIARCHY, h[=a]'ji-ar-ki, _n._ government by priests.--Also HAGIOC'RACY.
[Gr. _hagios_, sacred, _arch[=e]_, rule.]
HAGIOGRAPHA, hag-i-og'ra-fa, _n.pl._ the last of the three Jewish divisions
of the Old Testament, comprehending the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job,
Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Ruth, Esther, Chronicles, Canticles, Lamentations,
Ecclesiastes.--_adj._ HAGIOG'RAPHAL.--_n._ HAGIOG'RAPHER, one of the
writers of the Hagiographa: a sacred writer.--_adjs._ HAGIOGRAPH'IC, -AL,
pertaining to the Hagiographa. [Gr. _hagiographa_ (_biblia_)--_hagios_,
holy, _graphein_, to write.]
HAGIOLOGY, hag-i-ol'o-ji, _n._ history of saints.--_n._ HAGIOG'RAPHER, a
writer of saints' lives.--_adjs._ HAGIOGRAPH'IC, -AL, pertaining to the
writing of saints' lives.--_ns._ HAGIOG'RAPHY, the lives of saints as a
branch of literature; HAGIOL'ATER, one who worships saints; HAGIOL'ATRY,
the worship of saints.--_adjs._ HAGIOLOG'IC, -AL.--_n._ HAGIOL'OGIST, one
versed in the legends of saints. [Gr. _hagios_, holy, _logia_, discourse.]
HAGIOSCOPE, hag'-, or h[=a]'ji-o-sk[=o]p, _n._ an oblique opening in the
screen or chancel wall of a church to afford a view of the chief altar to
those in a side chapel or aisle, a squint.--_adj._ HAGIOSCOP'IC. [Gr.
_hagios_, holy, _skopein_, to look.]
HAH, hä, _interj._ Same as HA.
HA-HA, imitation of the sound of laughter.
HA-HA, HAWHAW, haw-haw', _n._ a sunk fence, or a ditch not seen till close
upon it.
HAHNEMANNIAN, hä-ne-man'i-an, _adj._ of or relating to C. F. S. _Hahnemann_
(1755-1843), founder of the homeopathic method of treatment.
HAIDUK, h[=i]'duk, _n._ one of those, from the forests of eastern Hungary,
who in the 16th century maintained a guerilla warfare against the Turks.
[Hung. _hajduk_, pl. of _hajdu_, a cowherd.]
HAIK, haik, _n._ an oblong piece of cloth which Arabs wrap round the head
and body.--Also HAICK, HAIQUE, HYKE.
HAIKH, haih, _n._ a branch of the Iranic group of Aryan languages,
including Armenian and Ossetian: the native name of Armenia.--_adj._
Armenian.
HAIL, h[=a]l, _v.t._ to greet: to call to, at a distance: to address one
passing.--_n._ a call: greeting.--_interj._ or _imper._ (_lit._) may you be
in health.--_n._ HAIL'-FELL'OW, a familiar friend.--_adj._ on hearty and
intimate terms--'Hail, fellow! well met,' often used as a kind of
descriptive adjective.--HAIL FROM, to come from. [Ice. _heill_, health.]
HAIL, h[=a]l, _n._ frozen rain or particles of ice falling from the
clouds.--_v.i._ to rain hail.--_v.t._ to pour down in rapid
succession.--_ns._ HAIL'SHOT, small shot which scatters like hail;
HAIL'STONE, a single stone or ball of hail; HAIL'-STORM, a storm
accompanied with hail.--_adj._ HAIL'Y. [A.S. _hagol_; Ger. _hagel_.]
HAIN, h[=a]n, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to save, preserve: to spare.--_adj._ HAINED,
saved, kept carefully.--_n._ HAIN'ING, an enclosure. [Ice. _hegna_, to
protect; cf. Sw. _hägna_; Dan. _hegne_.]
HAIN'T, HAINT=have not, has not.
HAIR, h[=a]r, _n._ a filament growing from the skin of an animal: the whole
mass of hairs which forms a covering for the head or the whole body:
(_bot._) minute hair-like processes on the cuticle of plants: anything very
small and fine: particular course, quality, or character: (_mech._) a
locking spring or other safety contrivance in the lock of a rifle, &c.,
capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.--_ns._
HAIR'BREADTH, HAIR'S'-BREADTH, the breadth of a hair (HAIRBREADTH 'SCAPE, a
very narrow escape): a very small distance; HAIR'-BRUSH, a brush for the
hair; HAIR'CLOTH, cloth made partly or entirely of hair; HAIR'DRESSER, one
who dresses or cuts hair: a barber.--_adj._ HAIRED, having hair--as
_black-haired_, _fair-haired_, &c.--_ns._ HAIR'-GRASS, a kind of grass
found generally on poor soil, the bracts of whose florets are generally
awned near the base; HAIR'INESS.--_adj._ HAIR'LESS, without hair.--_ns._
HAIR'-LINE, a line made of hair, used in fishing: a slender line made in
writing or drawing: (_print._) a very thin line on a type; HAIR'-OIL,
perfumed oil used in dressing the hair; HAIR'-PEN'CIL, an artist's brush
made of a few fine hairs; HAIR'-PIN, a pin used in hairdressing;
HAIR'-POW'DER, a white powder for dusting the hair; HAIR'-SHIRT, a
penitent's shirt of haircloth; HAIR'-SPACE, the thinnest metal space used
by compositors; HAIR'-SPLIT'TER, one who makes too nice distinctions;
HAIR'-SPLIT'TING, the art of making minute and over-nice distinctions;
HAIR'SPRING, a very fine hair-like spring coiled up within the
balance-wheel of a watch; HAIR'-STROKE, in writing, a fine stroke with the
pen: a hair-line; HAIR'-TRIGG'ER, a trigger which discharges a gun or
pistol by a hair-like spring; HAIR'-WORK, work done or something made with
hair, esp. human; HAIR'WORM, a worm, like a horse-hair, which lives in the
bodies of certain insects.--_adj._ HAIR'Y, of or resembling hair: covered
with hair.--AGAINST THE HAIR, against the grain: contrary to what is
natural; A HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT HIM, a smaller dose of that which
caused the trouble, esp. used of the morning glass after a night's
debauch--a homeopathic dose; COMB A PERSON'S HAIR THE WRONG WAY, to
irritate or provoke him; KEEP ONE'S HAIR ON (_slang_) to keep cool; MAKE
THE HAIR STAND ON END, to give the greatest astonishment or fright to
another; NOT TO TURN A HAIR, not to be ruffled or disturbed; PUT UP THE
HAIR, to dress the hair up on the head instead of wearing it hanging; SPLIT
HAIRS, to make superfine distinctions; TO A HAIR, TO THE TURN OF A HAIR,
exactly, with perfect nicety. [A.S. _h['æ]r_, Ger., Dut., and Dan. _haar_,
&c.]
HAIRST, h[=a]rst, a Scotch form of _harvest_.
HAITH, h[=a]th, _interj._ (_Scot._) by my faith!
HAJJ. See HADJ.
HAKE, h[=a]k, _n._ a gadoid fish resembling the cod--varieties are the
_Silver Hake_, the _Merluccio_, the _Squirrel-hake_, &c.--_ns._ H[=A]'KED,
HAC'OT (_prov._), the pike (A.S. _hacod_; Ger. _hecht_). [Prob. Scand.; cf.
Norw. _hake-fisk_, lit. 'hook-fish.']
HAKE, h[=a]k, _n._ (_prov._) a hook, esp. a pot-hook: a pike. [Prob. Ice.
_haki_; cf. Dut. _haak_.]
HAKE, h[=a]k, _v.i._ to idle or loiter about. [Cf. Dut. _haken_, to
hanker.]