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Hæmapodous (h�măp�dŭs), a. (Anat.) Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous.
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Hæmapoietic (hĕmȧpoiĕtĭk or hēmȧ-), a. [Hæma- + Gr. poihtikos productive.] (Physiol.) Blood-forming; as, the hæmapoietic function of the spleen.
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Hæmapophysis (-pŏfĭsĭs), n. [NL.] Same as . -- Hæmapophysial (-p�fĭzĭ�l), a.
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Hæmastatics, n. Same as .
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Hæmatachometer (-tȧkŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæma- + Gr. tachys swift + -meter.] (Physiol.) A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the hemadrometer) for measuring the velocity of the blood.
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Hæmatachometry (-tr�), n. (Physiol.) The measurement of the velocity of the blood.
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Hæmatemesis, n. Same as .
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Hæmatic (h�mătĭk), a. [Gr. aimatikos] Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red.
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Coloq. Hæmatic acid (Physiol.), a hypothetical acid, supposed to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from the sodium carbonate of the serum. Thudichum.
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Hæmatin, n. Same as .
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Hæmatinometer, n. Same as .
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Hæmatinometric, a. Same as .
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Hæmatite, n. Same as .
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Hæmatitic (hĕmȧtĭtĭk), a. (Zoöl.) Of a blood-red color; crimson; (Bot.) brownish red.
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Hæmato- (hĕmȧt�- or hē-), prefix. See .
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Hæmatoblast (-blăst), n. [Hæmato- + -blast.] (Anat.) One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque, and blood plate.
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Hæmatocrya (tŏkrĭȧ), n. pl. (Zoöl.) The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as .
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Hæmatocryal (-�l), a. Cold-blooded.
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Hæmatocrystallin, n. Same as .
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Hæmatodynamometer (hēmȧt�dīnȧmŏm�tẽr or hĕmȧt�dĭnȧ-), n. Same as .
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Hæmatogenesis (hĕmȧt�jĕn�sĭs or hēmȧt�-), n. [Hæmato- + genesis.] (Physiol.) (a) The origin and development of blood. (b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by respiration; hematosis.
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Hæmatogenic (-jĕnĭk), a. (Physiol.) Relating to hæmatogenesis.
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Hæmatogenous (-tŏj�nŭs), a. (Physiol.) Originating in the blood.
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Hæmatoglobulin, n. Same as .
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Hæmatoid, a. Same as .
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Hæmatoidin, n. Same as .
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Hæmatoin (h�măt�ĭn), n. [Hæmato- + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively hæmatoporphyrin and hæmatolin, are formed in a similar manner.
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Hæmatolin (-lĭn), n. See .
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Hæmatology (hĕmȧtŏl�j� or hēmȧ-), n. The science which treats of the blood. Same as .
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Hæmatolysis (hĕmȧtŏlĭsĭs or hĕmȧ-), n. [NL.; hæmato- + Gr. lysis a loosing, dissolving, fr. lyein to loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.) Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished coagulability of the blood; hæmolysis. -- Hæmatolytic (#), a.
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Hæmatometer (-tŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæmato- + -meter.] (Physiol.) (a) Same as . (b) An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
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Hæmatophilina (-t�fĭlīnȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ai^ma, aimatos, blood + filei^n to love.] (Zoöl.) A division of Chiroptera, including the bloodsucking bats. See .
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Hæmatoplast (-plăst), n. [Hæmato- + Gr. plassein to mold.] (Anat.) Same as .
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Hæmatoplastic (-plăstĭk), a. [Hæmato- + -plastic.] (Physiol.) Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.
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Hæmatoporphyrin (-pôrfĭrĭn), n. [Hæmato- + Gr. porfyra purple.] (Physiol. Chem.) See .
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Hæmatosac (-săk), n. [Hæmato- + sac.] (Anat.) A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes, with the infundibulum.
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Hæmatoscope (-skōp), n. A hæmoscope.
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Hæmatosin (hĕmȧtōsĭn or h�măt�sĭn), n. (Physiol. Chem.) Hematin. [R.]
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Hæmatosis, n. Same as .
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Hæmatotherma (hĕmȧt�thẽrmȧ or hēmȧ-), n. pl. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Hæmatothermal (-m�l), a. Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.
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Hæmatothorax, n. Same as .
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Hæmatoxylin (-tŏksĭlĭn), n. [See .] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin.
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Hæmatoxylon (-lŏn), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ai^ma blood + xylon wood.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the Haematoxylon Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
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Hæmatozoön (-t�zōŏn), n.; pl. Hæmatozoa (-ȧ). [NL., fr. Gr. ai^ma, aimatos, blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zoöl.) A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.: (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria, sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc. (b) The trematode, Bilharzia hæmatobia, which infests the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.
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Hæmic (hēmĭk or hĕmĭk), a. Pertaining to the blood; hemal.
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Hæmin (hāmĭn), n. Same as .
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Hæmo- (hĕm�- or hēm�-), prefix. See .
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Hæmochrome (-krōm), n. Same as .
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Hæmochromogen (-krōm�jĕn), n. [Hæmochrome + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing agents in the absence of oxygen.
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Hæmochromometer (-kr�mŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæmochrome + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and of normal color.
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Hæmocyanin (-sīȧnĭn), n. Same as .
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Hæmocytolysis (-s�tŏlĭsĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ai^ma blood + kytos hollow vessel + lyein to loosen, dissolve.] (Physiol.) See .
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Hæmocytometer, n. See .
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Hæmocytotrypsis (-sīt�trĭpsĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ai^ma blood + kytos hollow vessel + tribein to rub, grind.] (Physiol.) A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or hæmocytolysis.
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Hæmodromograph (-dr�mŏm�tẽr), n. Same as .
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Hæmodromometer(-dr�mŏm�tẽr),n.Same as .

Hæmodynameter (hēm�d�năm�tẽr or hĕm�dĭ-), n. Same as .
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Hæmoglobin, n. Same as .
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Hæmoglobinometer (-ŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæmoglobin + -meter.] Same as .
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Hæmol (hēmōl), n. [Gr. ai^ma blood.] (Chem.) A dark brown powder containing iron, prepared by the action of zinc dust as a reducing agent upon the coloring matter of the blood, used medicinally as a hematinic.
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Hæmolutein (-lūt�ĭn), n. [Hæmo- + corpus luteum.] (Physiol.) See .
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Hæmolysis (h�mŏlĭsĭs), n., Hæmolytic (hĕm�lĭtĭc or hēm�-), a. (Physiol.) Same as , .
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Hæmomanometer (-mȧnŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæmo- + manometer.] Same as .
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Hæmometer (h�mŏm�tẽr), n. [Hæmo- + -meter.] (Physiol.) Same as .
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Hæmony (hēm�n�), n. [L. Hæmonia a name of Thessaly, the land of magic.] A plant described by Milton as “of sovereign use against all enchantments.”
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Hæmoplastic, a. Same as .
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Hæmorrhoidal, a. Same as .
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Hæmoscope (hĕm�skōp or hēm�-), n. [Hæmo- + -scope.] (Physiol.) An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic examination.
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Hæmostatic (-stătĭk), a. Same as .
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Hæmotachometer (-tȧkŏm�tẽr), n. Same as .
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Hæmotachometry (-tr�), n. Same as .
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Haf (häf), imp. of . Hove. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Haffle (hăff'l), v. i. [Cf. G. haften to cling, stick to, Prov. G., to stop, stammer.] To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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hafnium (hăfnēŭm or häfnēŭm), n. A metallic element of atomic number 72 present together with zirconium to the extent of 1% to 5% in zirconium minerals. It is a poisonous, ductile metal with a brilliant silver luster, has an atomic weight of 178.49, and has a high melting point (2227° C). It is used in nuclear reactors, and incandescent lamps as a scavenger of oxygen and nitrogen. See also .
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Haft (hȧft), n. [AS. hæft; akin to D. & G. heft, Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. .] 1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.
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This brandish'd dagger
I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. Dryden.
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2. A dwelling. [Scot.] Jamieson.
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Haft, v. t. To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.
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Hafter (-ẽr), n. [Cf. G. haften to cling or stick to, and E. haffle.] A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.] Baret.
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Hag (hăg), n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS. hægtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan. hex, Sw. häxa. The first part of the word is prob. the same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood woman, wild woman. √12.] 1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.] “[Silenus] that old hag.” Golding.
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2. An ugly old woman. Dryden.
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3. A fury; a she-monster. Crashaw.
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4. (Zoöl.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotreta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken.
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5. (Zoöl.) The hagdon or shearwater.
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6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a man's hair. Blount.
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Coloq. Hag moth (Zoöl.), a moth (Phobetron pithecium), the larva of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit trees. -- Coloq. Hag's tooth (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of matting or pointing.
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Hag, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hagged (hăgd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hagging.] To harass; to weary with vexation.
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How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with the fancy of omens. L'Estrange.
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Hag, n. [Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.] 1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.
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This said, he led me over hoults and hags;
Through thorns and bushes scant my legs I drew. Fairfax.
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2. A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut. Dugdale.
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Hagberry (hăgbĕrr�), n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Prunus (Prunus Padus); the bird cherry. [Scot.]
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Hagborn (-bôrn), a. Born of a hag or witch. Shak.
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Hagbut (-bŭt), n. [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See , and 2d , and cf. .] A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [Written also haguebut and hackbuss.]
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Hagbutter (hăgbŭttẽr), n. A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus. [Written also hackbutter.] Froude.
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Hagdon (hăgdŏn), n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus; esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See .
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Hagfish(-fĭsh),n.(Zoöl.) See , 4.
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Haggada (hăggädȧ), n.; pl. Haggadoth (-dōth). [Rabbinic haggādhā, fr. Heb. higgīdh to relate.] A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament. [Written also hagada.]
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Haggard (hăggẽrd), a. [F. hagard; of German origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild, untamed. See , 1st , and .] 1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. [For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.] Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering; hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted by pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.
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Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look. Dryden.
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Haggard, n. [See , a.] 1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.
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2. A fierce, intractable creature.
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I have loved this proud disdainful haggard. Shak.
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3. [See , a., 2.] A hag. [Obs.] Garth.
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Haggard, n. [See 1st , , and an inclosed space.] A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] Swift.
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Haggardly, adv. In a haggard manner. Dryden.
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Hagged (-gĕd), a. Like a hag; lean; ugly. [R.]
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Haggis (-gĭs), n. [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.] A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. [Written also haggiss, haggess, and haggies.]
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Haggish (-gĭsh), a. Like a hag; ugly; wrinkled.
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But on us both did haggish age steal on. Shak.
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Haggishly, adv. In the manner of a hag.
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Haggle (hăgg'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haggled (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haggling (-glĭng).] [Freq. of Scot. hag, E. hack. See to cut.] To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.
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Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er,
Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteeped. Shak.
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Haggle, v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle.
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Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole.
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Haggle, n. The act or process of haggling. Carlyle.
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Haggler (hăgglẽr), n. 1. One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining.
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2. One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets.
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Hagiarchy (hājĭärk�), n. [Gr. agios sacred, holy + -archy.] A sacred government; government by holy orders of men. Southey.
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Hagiocracy (-ŏkrȧs�), n. [Gr. agios holy, and kratei^n to govern.] Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
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Hagiographa (hăg�ŏgrȧfȧ or hājĭŏgrȧfȧ), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. agiografa (sc. biblia), fr. agiografos written by inspiration; agios sacred, holy + grafein to write.] 1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old Testament not contained in the Law (Tora) and the Prophets (Nevi'im) -- it is also called in Hebrew the Ketuvim. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the , a vocalization of the first letters of its three parts.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. Brande & C.
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Hagiographal (-f�l), Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.
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Hagiographer (-fẽr), n. One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints. Shipley.
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hagiographic (hăg�ŏgrȧfĭk), hagiographical (hăg�ŏgrȧfĭk�l), 1. of or pertaining to the Hagiographa, or to sacred writings; -- same as hagiographal.
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2. of or pertaining to hagiography.
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Hagiography (-f�; 277), n. Same as .
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Hagiolatry (-ŏlȧtr�), n. [Gr. agios sacred + � worship.] The invocation or worship of saints.
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Hagiologist (-�jĭst), n. One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives of the saints; a hagiographer. Tylor.
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Hagiologists have related it without scruple. Southey.
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Hagiology (-j�), n. [Gr. agios sacred + -logy.] The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints. J. H. Newman.
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Hagioscope (hājĭ�skōp), n. [Gr. agios sacred + -scope.] An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; -- called, in architecture, a squint. Hook.
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hag-ridden, hagridden (hăgrĭdd'n), a. Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmares; tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears. Beattie. Cheyne.
Syn. -- tormented.
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hagridden . . . by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth C. S. Lewis

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