HODGEPODGE, hoj'poj, _n._ (see HOTCHPOTCH).--_n._ HODGE'-PUDD'ING
(_Shak._), a pudding made of a mass of ingredients mixed together.
HODIERNAL, h[=o]-di-[.e]rn'al, _adj._ of or pertaining to the present day.
[L. _hodiernus_--_hodie_, to-day--_hoc die_, on this day.]
HODMANDOD, hod'man-dod, _n._ a snail, dodman.
HODOGRAPH, hod'o-graf, _n._ a curve the radius vector of which represents
in direction and magnitude the velocity of a moving particle--a term
suggested by Sir W. R. Hamilton. [Gr. _hodos_, a way, _graphein_, to
write.]
HODOMETER, ho-dom'e-t[.e]r, _n._ an instrument attached to the axle of a
vehicle to register the revolutions of the wheels. [Gr. _hodos_, a way,
_metron_, a measure.]
HOE, h[=o], _n._ an instrument for hewing or digging up weeds and loosening
the earth.--_v.t._ to cut or clean with a hoe: to weed.--_v.i._ to use a
hoe:--_pr.p._ hoe'ing; _pa.p._ hoed.--_ns._ HOE'-CAKE (U.S.), a thin cake
of Indian meal; H[=O]'ER.--A HARD, or LONG, ROW TO HOE, a hard or wearisome
task to perform. [O. Fr. _houe_--Old High Ger. _houwa_ (Ger. _haue_), a
hoe.]
HOG, hog, _n._ a general name for swine: a castrated boar: a pig: formerly
slang for a shilling: a low filthy fellow.--_v.t._ to cut short the hair
of:--_pr.p._ hog'ging; _pa.p._ hogged.--_ns._ HOG'-BACK, HOG'S'-BACK, a
back rising in the middle: a ridge of a hill of such shape--also
_Horseback_; HOG'GERY, hoggishness of character: coarseness; HOG'GET, a
boar of the second year: a sheep or colt after it has passed its first
year.--_adj._ HOG'GISH, resembling a hog: brutish: filthy: selfish.--_adv._
HOG'GISHLY.--_ns._ HOG'GISHNESS; HOG'HOOD, the nature of a hog; HOG'-MANE,
a horse's mane clipped short; HOG'-PEN, a pig-sty; HOG'-PLUM, a West Indian
tree of the cashew family, the fruit given to hogs; HOG'-REEVE,
-CON'STABLE, an officer charged with the care of stray swine; HOG'-RING'ER,
one who puts rings into the snouts of hogs; HOG'S'-BEAN, the
henbane.--_v.t._ HOG'-SHOU'THER (_Scot._), to jostle with the
shoulder.--_ns._ HOG'-SKIN, leather made of the skin of swine; HOG'S'-LARD,
the melted fat of the hog; HOG'-WASH, the refuse of a kitchen, brewery,
&c.--BRING ONE'S HOGS TO A FINE MARKET, to make a complete mess of
something; GO THE WHOLE HOG, to do a thing thoroughly or completely, to
commit one's self to anything unreservedly. [M. E. _hogge_, a gelded hog,
prob. from _hack_, to cut; others derive from W. _hwch_, a sow, Bret.
_houch_, _hoch_.]
HOG, hog, _v.i._ to droop at both ends.--_n._ HOG'-FRAME, a fore-and-aft
frame serving to resist vertical flexure in a ship.--_adj._ HOGGED, of a
ship, having a droop at the ends.
HOG, hog, _n._ in curling, a stone which does not pass the
hog-score.--_v.t._ to play such a shot with a curling-stone.--_n._
HOG'-SCORE, a line drawn across the rink at a certain distance from the
tees--to be cleared, else the shot does not count. [Prob. conn. with _hog_,
a swine.]
HOG, HOGG, hog, _n._ a young sheep of the second year.--Also HOG'GEREL.
HOGAN, hog'an, _n._ a kind of strong liquor. [Corr. of _hogen-mogen_--Dut.
_hoog en mogend_, high and mighty.]
HOGGER, hog'er, _n._ (_prov._) a coal-miner's footless stocking.--_n._
HOGG'ER-PIPE, the terminal section of the discharge-pipe of a mining-pump.
HOGMANAY, hog-ma-n[=a]', _n._ (_Scot._) the old name for the last day of
the year. [Prob. a corr., through Norman French forms, of O. Fr.
_aguilanneuf_=_au-gui-l'an-neuf_, 'to the mistletoe! the New Year!' Fr.
_gui_, mistletoe, is from L. _viscum_.]
HOGSHEAD, hogz'hed, _n._ (_Shak._) a large cask: a measure of capacity=52½
imperial gallons, or 63 old wine gallons; _of beer_=54 gallons; _of
claret_=46 gallons; _of tobacco_ (_U.S._), varying from 750 to 1200 lb.
[Corr. of Old Dut. _okshoofd_, ox-head; from the brand on the cask.]
HOIDEN. See HOYDEN.
HOISE, hoiz, _v.t._ to hoist.
HOIST, hoist, _v.t._ to lift: to raise with tackle: to heave.--_n._ act of
lifting: the height of a sail: an apparatus for lifting heavy bodies to the
upper stories of a building.--HOIST WITH ONE'S OWN PETARD, beaten with
one's own weapons, caught in one's own trap. [Formerly _hoise_, or
_hoyse_--Old Dut. _hyssen_, Dut. _hijsschen_, to hoist.]
HOITY-TOITY, hoi'ti-toi'ti, _interj._ an exclamation of surprise or
disapprobation.--_adj._ giddy, gay, noisy.
HOKY-POKY, h[=o]'ki-p[=o]'ki, _n._ a kind of ice-cream sold on the streets.
[From _hocus-pocus_.]
HOLARCTIC, hol-ärk'tik, _adj._ entirely arctic.
HOLD, h[=o]ld, _v.t._ to keep possession of or authority over: to sustain:
to defend: to maintain, support: to occupy: to derive title to: to bind: to
confine: to restrain: to stop, as in 'to cry hold:' to continue: to persist
in: to contain: to celebrate: to esteem: (_Shak._) to endure: (_arch._) to
bet.--_v.i._ to remain fixed: to be true or unfailing: to continue unbroken
or unsubdued: to adhere: to derive right:--_pr.p._ h[=o]ld'ing; _pa.t._
held; _pa.p._ held (_obs._ h[=o]ld'en).--_n._ act or manner of holding:
seizure: power of seizing: something for support: a place of confinement:
custody: a fortified place: (_mus._) a mark over a rest or note, indicating
that it is to be prolonged.--_ns._ HOLD'-ALL, a general receptacle, esp. a
big carpet-bag; HOLD'-BACK, a check: a strap joining the breeching to the
shaft of a vehicle; HOLD'-BEAM, one of the beams crossing a ship's hold and
strengthening the framework.--HOLD'EN (_B._), old _pa.p._ of _hold_.--_ns._
HOLD'ER; HOLD'-FAST, that which holds fast: a long nail: a catch; HOLD'ING,
anything held: a farm held of a superior: hold: influence: (_Scots law_)
tenure.--HOLD FORTH, to put forward: show: to speak in public, to declaim;
HOLD HARD! stop! HOLD IN, to restrain, check: to restrain one's self; HOLD
OF (_Pr. Bk._), to regard; HOLD OFF, to keep at a distance; HOLD ON, to
persist in something: to continue: to cling; HOLD ONE IN HAND, to amuse in
order to gain some advantage; HOLD ONE'S OWN, to maintain one's position;
HOLD ONE'S PEACE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, to keep silence; HOLD OUT, to endure,
last; HOLD OVER, to postpone, to keep possession of land or a house beyond
the term of agreement; HOLD THE MARKET (see MARKET); HOLD TOGETHER, to
remain united: to cohere; HOLD UP, to raise: to continue to go at the same
rate; HOLD WATER, to be sound and firm, to endure trial; HOLD WITH, to take
sides with. [A.S. _healdan_; Old High Ger. _haltan_, Goth. _haldan_.]
HOLD, h[=o]ld, _n._ the interior cavity of a ship between the floor and the
lower deck, used for the cargo. [Dut. _hol_, a cavity or hole, with
excrescent d.]
HOLE, h[=o]l, _n._ a hollow place: a cavity: an opening in a solid body: a
pit: a subterfuge: a means of escape: a difficult situation: a scrape: a
place of hiding, a mean lodging, a secret room for some disreputable
business: (_golf_) one of the holes, 4 in. in diameter, into which the ball
is played, also the distance between any two holes.--_v.t._ to form holes
in: to drive into a hole.--_v.i._ to go into a hole.--_adj._
HOLE'-AND-COR'NER, secret: underhand.--_ns._ H[=O]LING-AXE, a narrow axe
for cutting holes in posts; H[=O]LING-PICK, a pick used in under-cutting
coal.--A HOLE IN ONE'S COAT, a stain on a person's reputation; PUT A PERSON
IN A HOLE, to put him in a position from which he cannot easily extricate
himself; TOAD IN THE HOLE, meat baked in batter, &c. [A.S. _hol_, a hole,
cavern; Dut. _hol_, Dan. _hul_, Ger. _hohl_, hollow; conn. with Gr.
_koilos_, hollow.]
HOLE, _adj._ (_Spens._) whole.
HOLIBUT. See HALIBUT.
HOLIDAY, hol'i-d[=a], _n._ a consecrated day: a religious festival: a day
for the commemoration of some event: a day of idleness and
amusement.--_adj._ befitting a holiday: cheerful.--HOLIDAY SPEECHES, fine
but empty phrases. [Formerly _holy day_.]
HOLLA, hol'a, HOLLO, HOLLOA, hol'[=o], or hol-l[=o]', _interj._ ho, there!
attend! (_naut._) the usual response to 'Ahoy!'--_n._ a loud shout.--_v.i._
to cry loudly to one at a distance. [Fr. _holà_--_ho_ and _là_--L. _illac_,
there; the other forms are due to confusion with _halloo_.]
HOLLAND, hol'and, _n._ a coarse linen fabric, unbleached or dyed brown,
which is used for covering furniture, &c.: (_orig._) a fine kind of linen
first made in _Holland_.
HOLLANDER, hol'and-[.e]r, _n._ a native of _Holland_.--_adj._
HOLL'ANDISH.--_n._ HOLL'ANDS, gin made in Holland.
HOLLOW, hol'[=o], _adj._ vacant: not solid: containing an empty space:
sunken: unsound: insincere.--_n._ a hole: a cavity: any depression in a
body: any vacuity: a groove: a channel.--_v.t._ to make a hole in: to make
hollow by digging: to excavate.--_adv._ completely: clean.--_adjs._
HOLL'OW-EYED, having sunken eyes; HOLL'OW-HEART'ED, having a hollow or
untrue heart: faithless: treacherous.--_adv._ HOLL'OWLY (_Shak._), in a
hollow or insincere manner.--_ns._ HOLL'OWNESS, the state of being hollow:
cavity: insincerity: treachery; HOLL'OW-WARE, trade name for hollow
articles of iron, as pots and kettles.--BEAT HOLLOW, to beat wholly. [A.S.
_holh_, a hollow place--_hol_. See HOLE.]
HOLLY, hol'i, _n._ an evergreen shrub having leathery, shining, and spinous
leaves and scarlet or yellow berries, much used for Christmas decorations.
[A.S. _holegn_; cf. W. _celyn_, Ir. _cuileann_.]
HOLLYHOCK, hol'i-hok, _n._ a kind of mallow, brought into Europe from the
Holy Land--(_Bacon_) HOLL'Y-OAK. [M. E. _holihoc_--_holi_, holy, and A.S.
_hoc_, mallows--Celtic, cf. W. _hocys_.]
HOLM, h[=o]lm, or h[=o]m, _n._ a river-islet: rich flat land beside a
river. [A.S. _holm_, orig. a mound; Ger. _holm_, &c.]
HOLM, h[=o]lm, or h[=o]m, _n._ (_Spens._) holly.--_n._ HOLM'-OAK, the ilex
or evergreen oak, so called from some resemblance to the holly. [_Holm-_ is
a corr. of _holin_, the M. E. form of _holly_, which see.]
HOLOBLASTIC, hol-o-blas'tik, _adj._ undergoing segmentation throughout the
entire mass, as the ova of mammals.
HOLOCAUST, hol'o-kawst, _n._ a burnt sacrifice, in which the whole of the
victim was consumed. [L.,--Gr. _holokauston_--_holos_, whole, _kaustos_,
burnt.]
HOLOCRYPTIC, hol-o-krip'tik, _adj._ concealing completely, undecipherable.
HOLOGRAPH, hol'o-graf, _n._ a document wholly written by the person from
whom it proceeds (also used as _adj._).--_adj._ HOLOGRAPH'IC. [Gr. _holos_,
whole, _graphein_, to write.]
HOLOHEDRISM, hol-o-h[=e]'drizm, _n._ (_math._) the property of having the
full number of symmetrically arranged planes crystallographically
possible.--_adj._ HOLOH[=E]'DRAL.--_n._ HOLOH[=E]'DRON, a form possessing
this property. [Gr. _holos_, whole, _hedra_, base.]
HOLOMETABOLIC, hol-o-met-a-bol'ik, _adj._ undergoing complete
metamorphosis, as an insect--opp. of _Ametabolic_.
HOLOMETER, hol-om'et-[.e]r, _n._ an instrument for taking all kinds of
measures. [Gr. _holos_, whole, _metron_, measure.]
HOLOMORPHIC, hol-o-mor'fik, _adj._ (_math._) having the properties of an
entire function, being finite, continuous, and one-valued for all finite
values of the variable: showing holohedral symmetry. [Gr. _holos_, whole,
_morph[=e]_, form.]
HOLOPHOTE, hol'o-f[=o]t, _n._ an improved optical apparatus now used in
lighthouses, by which all the light from the lamp is thrown in the required
direction, in the _catoptric_ holophote by reflectors, in the _dioptric_ by
refracting lenses, in the _catadioptric_ by both combined.--_adj._
HOLOPH[=O]T'AL. [Gr. _holos_, whole, _ph[=o]s_, _ph[=o]tos_, light.]
HOLOPHRASTIC, hol-o-fras'tik, _adj._ bearing the force of a whole phrase,
expressive of a sentence or an idea.--_n._ HOLOPHR[=A]'SIS. [Gr. _holos_,
whole, _phrastikos_, _phrazein_, to indicate.]
HOLORHINAL, hol-o-r[=i]'nal, _adj._ having the nasal bones slightly cleft
or not at all. [Gr. _holos_, whole, _hris_, _hrinos_, the nose.]
HOLOTHURIAN, hol-o-th[=oo]'ri-an, _n._ a sea-cucumber or similar
echinoderm. [L.,--Gr. _holothourion_, from _holos_, whole, and perh.
_thouros_, impetuous.]
HOLP, h[=o]lp, HOLPEN, h[=o]lp'n, old _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of _help_.
HOLSTER, h[=o]l'st[.e]r, _n._ the leathern case carried by a horseman at
the forepart of the saddle for covering a pistol.--_adj._ HOL'STERED. [Acc.
to Skeat, from Dut. _holster_, a pistol-case--_hullen_, to cover, which is
cog. with A.S. _helan_, to cover.]
HOLT, h[=o]lt, _n._ a wood or woody hill: an orchard. [A.S. _holt_, a wood;
Ice. _holt_, a copse, Ger. _holz_.]
HOLUS-BOLUS, h[=o]l'us-b[=o]l'us, _adv._ all at a gulp: altogether.--_n._
the whole. [A vulgarism, formed from whole, most likely on the analogy of
_hocus-pocus_; hardly conn. with _bolus_, a pill.]
HOLY, h[=o]'li, _adj._ perfect in a moral sense: pure in heart: religious:
set apart to a sacred use.--_adv._ H[=O]'LILY, in a holy manner:
piously.--_n._ H[=O]'LINESS, state of being holy: religious goodness:
sanctity: a title of the pope.--_adj._ H[=O]'LY-CRU'EL (_Shak._), cruel
through excess of holiness.--_ns._ H[=O]'LY-DAY, a formal spelling of
holiday (q.v.); H[=O]'LY-OFF'ICE, the Inquisition; H[=O]'LY-ROOD, the holy
cross in R.C. churches over the entrance to the chancel; H[=O]'LYSTONE, a
sandstone used by seamen for cleansing the decks, said to be named from
cleaning the decks for Sunday.--_v.t._ to scrub with a holystone.--_ns._
H[=O]'LY-THURS'DAY, the day on which the ascension of our Saviour is
commemorated, ten days before Whitsuntide; H[=O]'LY-WA'TER, water blessed
by the priest or bishop for certain religious uses; H[=O]'LY-WEEK, the week
before Easter, kept holy to commemorate our Lord's passion; H[=O]'LY-WRIT,
the holy writings: the Scriptures.--HOLY ALLIANCE, a league formed after
the fall of Napoleon (1815) by the sovereigns of Austria Russia, and
Prussia, professedly to regulate all national and international relations
in accordance with the principles of Christian charity; HOLY CITY,
Jerusalem: also specially applied to Rome, Mecca, Benares, Allahabad, &c.;
HOLY COAT, the seamless coat of Jesus, claimed to be kept at Trèves; HOLY
COMMUNION (see COMMUNION); HOLY FAMILY, the infant Saviour with Joseph,
Mary, &c.; HOLY GHOST, SPIRIT, the third person of the Trinity, proceeding
from the Father and the Son; HOLY GRAIL (see GRAIL); HOLY GRASS, a
sweet-smelling grass about a foot high, with a brownish glossy lax
panicle--sometimes strewed on the floors of churches on festival days,
whence its name; HOLY LAND, Palestine; HOLY OF HOLIES, THE MOST HOLY PLACE,
the inner chamber of the Jewish tabernacle, which the high-priest alone
might enter, and but once a year; HOLY ONE, God: Christ: the one who is
holy, by way of emphasis: one separated to the service of God; HOLY ORDERS,
ordination to the rank of minister in holy things: the Christian ministry;
HOLY PLACES, scenes of the Saviour's life, the sepulchre, &c.; HOLY QUEST,
the search for the Holy grail; HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, the official denomination
of the German Empire from 962 down to 1806, when Francis II. of Hapsburg
resigned the imperial title; HOLY WAR, a name impiously given to a war for
the extirpation of heresy, as that against the Albigenses, &c.: one of the
Crusades. [A.S. _hálig_, lit. whole, perfect, healthy--_hál_, sound, whole;
conn. with _hail_, _heal_, _whole_.]
HOLYWELL, hol'i-wel, in phrase, 'Holywell Street literature,' i.e. such
books as used to be much sold in _Holywell_ Street, London--viz. filthy
books.
HOMAGE, hom'[=a]j, _n._ the service due from a knight or vassal to his lord
in feudal times, the vassal preferring to become his lord's man: the act of
fealty: respect paid by external action: reverence directed to the Supreme
Being: devout affection.--_n._ HOM'AGER, one who does homage. [O. Fr.
_homage_--Low L. _homaticum_--L. _homo_, a man.]
HOME, h[=o]m, _n._ one's house or country: place of constant residence: the
residence of a family: the seat, as of war: a charitable institution where
domestic comforts are given to the destitute.--_adj._ pertaining to one's
dwelling or country: domestic: close: severe.--_adv._ pertaining to one's
habitation or country: close: closely: to the point: effectively.--_adjs._
HOME'-BORN, native, not foreign; HOME'BOUND, homeward-bound; HOME'-BRED,
bred at home: native: domestic: plain: unpolished; HOME'-BREWED, brewed at
home or for home use.--_n._ HOME'-FARM, the farm near the home or mansion
of a gentleman.--_adjs._ HOME'FELT, felt in one's own breast: inward:
private; HOME'-GROWN, produced in one's own country, not imported;
HOME'-KEEP'ING, staying at home; HOME'LESS, without a home.--_n._
HOME'LESSNESS,--_adv._ HOME'LILY.--_n._ HOME'LINESS.--_adjs._ HOME'LY,
pertaining to home: familiar: plain; HOME'-MADE, made at home: made in
one's own country: plain.--_n._ HOM'ER, a pigeon trained to fly home from a
distance.--_adj._ HOME'SICK, sick or grieved at separation from home.--_n._
HOME'SICKNESS.--_adj._ HOME'SPUN, spun or wrought at home: not made in
foreign countries: plain: inelegant.--_n._ cloth made at home.--_ns._
HOME'STALL, HOME'STEAD, the place of a mansion-house: the enclosures
immediately connected with it: original station.--_advs._ HOME'WARD,
HOME'WARDS, towards home: towards one's habitation or country.--_adj._ in
the direction of home.--_adj._ HOME'WARD-BOUND, bound homeward or to one's
native land.--_adjs._ HOM'ING, having a tendency to return home; HOM'Y,
home-like.--HOME CIRCUIT, the south-eastern circuit of Assize, including
the home counties (except Middlesex), also Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and
Suffolk; HOME COUNTIES, the counties over and into which London has
extended--Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey; HOME DEPARTMENT,
that part of government which is concerned with the maintenance of the
internal peace of the United Kingdom--its headquarters the HOME OFFICE, its
official head the HOME SECRETARY; HOME RULE, a form of self-government
claimed by Ireland, with a separate parliament for the management of
internal affairs.--AT HOME, in one's own house: at ease: familiar: a phrase
signifying that a family will be at home at a fixed date, and ready to
receive visitors--as a _n._--a reception; BRING HOME TO, to prove to, in
such a way that there is no way of escaping the conclusion: to impress
upon; EAT OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME, to live at the expense of another so as to
ruin him; LONG HOME, the grave; MAKE ONE'S SELF AT HOME, to be as free and
unrestrained as when in one's own house; PAY HOME, to strike to the quick:
to retaliate. [A.S. _hám_; Dut. and Ger. _heim_, Goth. _haims_.]
HOMELYN, hom'el-in, _n._ a species of ray, found on the south coast of
England.
HOMEOPATHY, h[=o]-me-op'a-thi, _n._ the system of curing diseases by small
quantities of those drugs which excite symptoms similar to those of the
disease.--_ns._ H[=O]'MEOPATH, HOMEOP'ATHIST, one who believes in or
practises homeopathy.--_adj._ HOMEOPATH'IC, of or pertaining to
homeopathy.--_adv._ HOMEOPATH'ICALLY. [Gr. _homoiopatheia_--_homoios_,
like, _pathos_, feeling.]
HOMEOPLASY, h[=o]-m[=e]-[=o]-pl[=a]s'i, _n._ the taking on by one tissue of
the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin-grafting.--_adj._
HOMEOPLAST'IC [Gr. _homoios_, like, _plastos_--_plassein_, to form.]
HOMER, h[=o]'m[.e]r, _n._ a Hebrew measure of capacity, amounting to about
10 bushels and 3 gallons. [Heb. _kh[=o]mer_, a heap--_kh[=a]mar_, to swell
up.]
HOMERIC, h[=o]-mer'ik, _adj._ pertaining to _Homer_, the great poet of
Greece (c. 850 B.C.): pertaining to or resembling the poetry of
Homer.--HOMERIC VERSE, hexameter verse, the metre of the Iliad and Odyssey.
HOMICIDE, hom'i-s[=i]d, _n._ manslaughter: one who kills another.--_adj._
HOM'ICIDAL, pertaining to homicide: murderous: bloody. [Fr.,--L.
_homicidium_--_homo_, a man, _cæd[)e]re_, to kill.]
HOMILY, hom'i-li, _n._ a plain expository sermon, interpreting a passage of
Scripture rather than working out a doctrine in detail: a hortatory
discourse, essentially simple, practical, and scriptural.--_adjs._
HOMILET'IC, -AL.--_n._ HOMILET'ICS, the science which treats of homilies,
and the best mode of preparing and delivering them.--_n._ HOM'ILIST, one
who exhorts a congregation, or who composes homilies. [Gr. _homilia_, an
assembly, a sermon--_homos_, the same, _il[=e]_, a crowd.]
HOMINY, hom'i-ni, _n._ maize hulled, or hulled and crushed, boiled with
water: a kind of Indian-corn porridge. [American Indian _auhuminea_.]
HOMMOCK, hom'uk, _n._ a hillock or small conical eminence.--Also HUMM'OCK.
[A dim. of _hump_, like _hillock_ from _hill_.]