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Habitacle (hăbĭtȧk'l), n. [F. habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling place. See , , v.] A dwelling place. Chaucer. Southey.
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Habitan (ȧb�täN), n. Same as , 2.
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General Arnold met an emissary . . . sent . . . to ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French yeomanry. W. Irving.
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Habitance (hăbĭt�ns), n. [OF. habitance, LL. habitantia.] Dwelling; abode; residence. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Habitancy (hăbĭt�ns�), n. Same as .
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Habitant (hăbĭt�nt), n. [F. habitant. See , v. t.]
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1. An inhabitant; a dweller. Milton. Pope.
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2. [F. pron. ȧb�täN] An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of Quebec; -- usually in the plural.
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The habitants or cultivators of the soil. Parkman.
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Habitat (hăbĭtăt), n. [L., it dwells, fr. habitare. See , v. t.] 1. (Biol.) The natural abode, locality or region of an animal or plant.
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2. Place where anything is commonly found.
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This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. Earle.
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Habitation (hăbĭtāshŭn), n. [F. habitation, L. habitatio.] 1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. Denham.
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2. Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
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The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33.
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Habitator (hăbĭtātẽr), n. [L.] A dweller; an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Habited (hăbĭtĕd), p. p. & a. 1. Clothed; arrayed; dressed; as, he was habited like a shepherd.
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2. Fixed by habit; accustomed. [Obs.]
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So habited he was in sobriety. Fuller.
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3. Inhabited. [Archaic]
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Another world, which is habited by the ghosts of men and women. Addison.
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Habitual (hȧbĭt��l; 135), a. [Cf. F. habituel, LL. habitualis. See , n.] 1. Formed or acquired by habit or use.
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An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. South.
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2. According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habitual practice of sin.
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It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to be grateful for the most common and ordinary blessings. Buckminster.

Syn. -- Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary; regular; familiar.

-- Habitually, adv. -- Habitualness, n.
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Habituate (hȧbĭt�āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Habituated (hȧbĭt�ātĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Habituating (hȧbĭt�ātĭng).] [L. habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See .] 1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.
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Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder clime. Sir K. Digby.
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Men are first corrupted . . . and next they habituate themselves to their vicious practices. Tillotson.
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2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
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Habituate (hȧbĭt��t), a. Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.] Hammond.
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Habituation (hȧbĭt�āshŭn), n. [Cf. F. habituation.] The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
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Habitude (hăbĭtūd), n. [F., fr. L. habitudo condition. See .] 1. Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with reference to something else; established or usual relations. South.
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The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes one to another. Locke.
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The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else than their habitudes of thinking. Landor.
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2. Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity.
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To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company. Dryden.
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3. Habit of body or of action. Shak.
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It is impossible to gain an exact habitude without an infinite number of acts and perpetual practice. Dryden.
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Habitué (ȧb�tụ�), n. [F., p. p. of habituer. See .] One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitué of a theater.
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Habiture (hăbĭt�r; 135), n. Habitude. [Obs.]
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Habitus (hăbĭtŭs), n. [L.] (Zoöl.) Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.
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Hable (hāb'l), a. See . [Obs.] Spenser.
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Habnab (hăbnăb), adv. [ .] By chance. [Obs.]
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Hachure (hăch�r), n. [F., fr. hacher to hack. See .] (Fine Arts) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See .
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Hacienda (äth��ndȧ or häsĭĕndȧ), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See .] 1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions.
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2. The main residence of a hacienda{1}.
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Hack (hăk), n. [See a half door.] 1. A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
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2. Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.
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Hack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hacked (hăkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Hacking.] [OE. hakken, AS. haccian; akin to D. hakken, G. hacken, Dan. hakke, Sw. hacka, and perh. to E. hew. Cf. to cut, .] 1. To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post.
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My sword hacked like a handsaw. Shak.
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2. Fig.: To mangle in speaking. Shak.
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3. (Computers) To program (a computer) for pleasure or compulsively; especially, to try to defeat the security systems and gain unauthorized access to a computer.
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4. To bear, physically or emotionally; as, he left the job because he couldn't hack the pressure. [Colloq.]
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Hack, v. t. (Football) To kick the shins of (an opposing payer).
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Hack, v. i. To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough.
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Hack, n. 1. A notch; a cut. Shak.
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2. An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.
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3. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough. Dr. H. More.
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4. (Football) A kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick. T. Hughes.
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5. (Computers) A clever computer program or routine within a program to accomplish an objective in a non-obvious fashion.
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6. (Computers) A quick and inelegant, though functional solution to a programming problem.
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7. A . [informal]
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Coloq. Hack saw , a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an iron frame, for cutting metal.
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Hack (hăk), n. [Shortened fr. hackney. See .]
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1. A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.
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2. A coach or carriage let for hire; a hackney coach; formerly, a coach with two seats inside facing each other; now, usually a taxicab.
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On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots. Pope.
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3. Hence: The driver of a hack; a taxi driver; a hackman.
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3. A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
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Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed,
Who long was a bookseller's hack. Goldsmith.
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4. A procuress.
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Hack, v. i. To ride or drive as one does with a hack horse; to ride at an ordinary pace, or over the roads, as distinguished from riding across country or in military fashion.
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Hack, a. Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. Wakefield.
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Coloq. Hack writer , a hack; one who writes for hire. “A vulgar hack writer.” Macaulay.
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Hack, v. t. 1. To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
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2. To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
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The word “remarkable” has been so hacked of late. J. H. Newman.
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Hack, v. i. 1. To be exposed or offered to common use for hire; to turn prostitute. Hanmer.
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2. To live the life of a drudge or hack. Goldsmith.
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Hackamore (hăkȧmōr), n. [Cf. Sp. jaquima headstall of a halter.] A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal. [Western U. S.]
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Hackberry (hăkbĕrr�), n. (Bot.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. Celtis occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. Gray.
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Hackbolt (hăkbōlt), n. (Zoöl.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See .
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Hackbuss (hăkbŭs), n. Same as .
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Hackee (hăkē), n. (Zoöl.) The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U. S.]
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Hackelia prop. n. A genus of plants with seeds that stick to clothing, including stickseed and some of the beggar's lice.
Syn. -- genus Hackelia, Lappula, genus Lappula.
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hacker (hăkẽr), n. One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.
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hackery (hăkẽr�), n. [Hind. chhakrā.] A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. [Bengal] Malcom.
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hackie (hăkē), n. The driver of a taxicab; a hackman. [Colloq.]
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hackle (hăkk'l), n. [See , and cf. .]
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1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.
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2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
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3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.
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4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
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Hackle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackled (hăkk'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackling (hăkklĭng).] 1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
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2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
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The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and torn to pieces. Burke.
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Hackly (hăkl�), a. [From .] 1. Rough or broken, as if hacked.
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2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron.
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Hackman (hăkm�n), n.; pl. Hackmen (hăkm�n). The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.
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Hackmatack (hăkmȧtăk), n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called also tamarack.
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Hackney (-n�), n.; pl. Hackneys (-nĭz). [OE. hakeney, hakenay; cf. F. haguenée a pacing horse, an ambling nag, OF. also haquenée, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea, D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh. akin to E. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting horse. Cf. a horse, .] 1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. Chaucer.
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2. A horse or pony kept for hire.
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3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.
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4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.
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Hackney, a. Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used; trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. “Hackney tongue.” Roscommon.

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Hackney, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hackneyed (-nĭd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hackneying.] 1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.
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Had I so lavish of my presence been,
So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. Shak.
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2. To carry in a hackney coach. Cowper.
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Hackneyman (-măn), n.; pl. Hackneymen (-mĕn). A man who lets horses and carriages for hire.
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Hackster (-stẽr), n. [From to cut.] A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. [Obs.] Milton.
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Hacqueton (hăkk�tŏn), n. Same as . [Obs.]
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Had (hăd), imp. & p. p. of . [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. hæfde.] See .
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Coloq. Had as lief , Coloq. Had rather , Coloq. Had better , Coloq. Had as soon , etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under .
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And lever me is be pore and trewe.
[And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] C. Mundi (Trans.).
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Him had been lever to be syke.
[To him it had been preferable to be sick.] Fabian.
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For him was lever have at his bed's head
Twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . .
Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie. Chaucer.
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Gradually the nominative was substituted for the dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the dative with had, are found.
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Poor lady, she were better love a dream. Shak.
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You were best hang yourself. Beau. & Fl.
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Me rather had my heart might feel your love
Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. Shak.
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I hadde levere than my scherte,
That ye hadde rad his legende, as have I. Chaucer.
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I had as lief not be as live to be
In awe of such a thing as I myself. Shak.
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I had rather be a dog and bay the moon,
Than such a Roman. Shak.
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I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Ps. lxxxiv. 10.
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Hadder (hăddẽr), n. Heather; heath. [Obs.] Burton.
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Haddie (-dĭ), n. (Zoöl.) The haddock. [Scot.]
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Haddock (-dŭk), n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zoöl.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus æglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie.
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Coloq. Norway haddock , a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See .
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Hade (hād), n. [Cf. AS. heald inclined, bowed down, G. halde declivity.] 1. The descent of a hill. [Obs.]
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2. (Mining) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of any mineral vein.
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3. (Geol. & Mining) The deviation of a fault plane from the vertical.

☞ The direction of the hade is the direction toward which the fault plane descends from an intersecting vertical line.
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Hade, v. i. (Mining) To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or lode.
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Hades (hādēz), n. [Gr. a',dhs, A'idhs; 'a priv. + 'idei^n to see. Cf. , .] The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave.
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And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them. Rev. xx. 13 (Rev. Ver.).
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Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 31 (Rev. Ver.).
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And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments. Luke xvi. 23 (Rev. Ver.).
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Hadj (hăj), n. [Ar. hajj, fr. hajja to set out, walk, go on a pilgrimage.] The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans. It is the duty of Moslems to make a journey to Mecca at least once ina lifetime, or if that is not possible, three journeys to one of the alternate sacred sites. [Also spelled haj and hajj.]
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Hadji (-ĭ), n. [Ar. hājjī. See .] [Also spelled hajji and haji.] 1. A Mohammedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor. G. W. Curtis.
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2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at Jerusalem. Heyse.
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hadron n. (Physics) any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles.
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hadrosaur n. Any member of the genus Hadrosaurus or family Hadrosauridae, an extinct family of heavy bipedal partly aquatic dinosaurs with duck-billed skull and webbed feet; of the Upper Cretaceous in North America.
Syn. -- hadrosaurus.
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Hadrosauridae prop. n. A natural family of extinct reptiles including the duck-billed dinosaurs.
Syn. -- family Hadrosauridae.
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Hadrosaurus (hădr�s�rŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. adros thick + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.) An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.
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Hæcceity (hĕksēĭt�), [L. hæcce this.] (Logic) Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.

Hæma- (hĕmȧ- or hēmȧ-), Hæmato- (hĕmȧt�- or hēmȧt�-), Hæmo- (hĕm�- or hēm�-). [Gr. ai^ma, aimatos, blood.] Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, hæmapod, hæmatogenesis, hæmoscope.
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☞ Words from Gr. ai^ma are written hema-, hemato-, hemo-, as well as hæma-, hæmato-, hæmo-.
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Hæmachrome (hĕmȧkrōm or hēmȧ-), n. [Hæma- + Gr. chrw^ma color.] (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin.
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Hæmacyanin (-sīȧnĭn), n. [Hæma- + Gr. kyanos a dark blue substance.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.
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☞ When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyhæmacyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile.
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Hæmacytometer (-s�tŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæma + Gr. kytos a hollow vessel + -meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
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Hæmad (hēmăd), adv. [Hæma- + L. ad toward.] (Anat.) Toward the hæmal side; on the hæmal side of; -- opposed to neurad.
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{ Hæmadrometer (hĕmȧdrŏm�tẽr or hēmȧ-), Hæmadromometer (-dr�mŏm�tẽr), } n. Same as .
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{ Hæmadrometry (-drŏm�tr�),Hæmadromometry (-dr�mŏm�tr�), } n. Same as .
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Hæmadromograph (-drŏm�grȧf), n. [Hæma- + Gr. dromos course + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.

Hæmadynameter (hēmȧd�năm�tẽr or hĕmȧdĭ-) Hæmadynamometer (hēmȧdīnȧmŏm�tẽr or hĕmȧdĭnȧ-), Same as .
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Hæmadynamics (hēmȧd�nămĭks or hĕmȧdĭ-, n. Same as .
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Hæmal (hēm�l), a. [Gr. ai^ma blood.] Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels; also, ventral. See .
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Hæmaphæin (hĕmȧfēĭn or hēmȧ-), n. [Hæma- + Gr. faios dusky.] (Physiol.) A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice.
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Hæmapod (hĕmȧpŏd or hēmȧpŏd), n. [Hæma + -pod.] (Zoöl.) An hæmapodous animal. G. Rolleston.
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