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Hot-livered (?), a. Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible. Milton.
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Hotly, adv. [From , a.] 1. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently; hastily; as, a hotly pursued.
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2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. Dryden.
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Hot-mouthed (?), a. Headstrong.
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That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb. Dryden.
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Hotness, n. 1. The quality or state of being hot.
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2. Heat or excitement of mind or manner; violence; vehemence; impetuousity; ardor; fury. M. Arnold.
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Hotpress (?), v. t. To apply heat to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glossy surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc.
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Hotpressed (?), a. Pressed while heat is applied. See , v. t.
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Hot-short, a. [Cf. .] (Metal.) Brittle when heated, esp. beyond a red heat; as, hot-short iron.
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Hotshot, n. a successful, self-confident person who is regarded by others as highly skilled; -- sometimes used ironically in reference to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is considered exaggerated.
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hotshot, a. 1. highly talented, self-confident and successful.
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2. flamboyantly displaying one's skills.
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Hot-spirited (?), a. Having a fiery spirit; hot-headed.
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Hotspur (?), n. [Hot + spur.] A rash, hot-headed man. Holinshed.

{ Hotspur, Hotspurred (?) }, a. Violent; impetuous; headstrong. Spenser. Peacham.
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Hottentot (?), n. [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.
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2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language.
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Coloq. Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon. -- Coloq. Hottentot's bread . (Bot.) See Elephant's foot (a), under .
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Hottentotism (?), n. A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering. Tylor.
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Hottonia n. A genus of aquatic herbs.
Syn. -- genus Hottonia.
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hot-wire v. t. to start (a car) by using a wire instead of a key, as when stealing the car; the wire is connected to points in the ignition circuit that bypass the key.
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Houdah (?), n. See .
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Hough (?), n. Same as , a joint.
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Hough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Houghed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Houghing.] Same as , to hamstring.
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Hough, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. .] An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Hough, v. t. To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] Johnson.
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houhere n. A small tree or shrub (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.
Syn. -- lacebark, ribbonwood, Hoheria populnea.
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Houlet (?), n. (Zoöl.) An owl. See .
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Hoult (?), n. A piece of woodland; a small wood. [Obs.] See .
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Hound (?), n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. & OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan. & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz�, Ir. & Gael. cu, L. canis, Gr. �, �, Skr. çvan. √229. Cf. , , .] 1. (Zoöl.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc.
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Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs. Shak.
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2. A despicable person. “Boy! false hound!” Shak.
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3. (Zoöl.) A houndfish.
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4. pl. (Naut.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.
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5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear of a vehicle.
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Coloq. To follow the hounds , to hunt with hounds.
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Hound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Hounding.] 1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. Abp. Bramhall.
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2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds. L'Estrange.
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Houndfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (Galeus canis), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish.
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☞ The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium canicula; the rough houndfish, or large-spotted dogfish, is Scyllium catulus. The name has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix), and to the silver gar.
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Hounding, n. 1. The act of one who hounds.
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2. (Naut.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
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Hound's-tongue (?), n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.) A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.
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Houp (?), n. (Zoöl.) See . [Obs.]
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Hour (?), n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure, F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. �, orig., a definite space of time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the day, an hour. See , and cf. , .] 1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
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2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?
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3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.
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Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. John ii. 4.
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This is your hour, and the power of darkness. Luke xxii. 53.
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4. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
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5. A measure of distance traveled.
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Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. J. P. Peters.
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Coloq. After hours , after the time appointed for one's regular labor. -- Coloq. Canonical hours . See under . -- Coloq. Hour angle (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place. -- Coloq. Hour circle . (Astron.) (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the equator into spaces of 15°, or one hour, each. (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension. (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in working problems on the globe. -- Coloq. Hour hand , the hand or index which shows the hour on a timepiece. -- Coloq. Hour line . (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial. -- Coloq. Hour plate , the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are marked; the dial. Locke. -- Coloq. Sidereal hour , the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day. -- Coloq. Solar hour , the twenty-fourth part of a solar day. -- Coloq. The small hours , the early hours of the morning, as one o'clock, two o'clock, etc. -- Coloq. To keep good hours , to be regular in going to bed early.
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Hourglass (?), n. An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower.
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☞ A similar instrument measuring any other interval of time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a half-hour glass, a half-minute glass. A three-minute glass is sometimes called an egg-glass, from being used to time the boiling of eggs.
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Houri (?), n.; pl. Houris (#). [Per. hūrī, hūrā, hūr; akin to Ar. hūr, pl. of ahwar beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.] A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
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Hourly (?), a. Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual.
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In hourly expectation of a martyrdom. Sharp.
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Hourly, adv. Every hour; frequently; continually.
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Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed. Dryden.
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Hours (?), n. pl. [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. �). See .] (Myth.) Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.
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Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours,
Fair Venus' train, appear. Gray.
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Housage (?), n. [From .] A fee for keeping goods in a house. [R.] Chambers.
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House (hous), n.; pl. Houses (#). [OE. hous, hus, AS. h�s; akin to OS. & OFries. h�s, D. huis, OHG. h�s, G. haus, Icel. h�s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh�s, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See , and cf. , , , .] 1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.
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Houses are built to live in; not to look on. Bacon.
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Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench
Are from their hives and houses driven away. Shak.
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2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.
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3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
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One that feared God with all his house. Acts x. 2.
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4. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.
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The last remaining pillar of their house,
The one transmitter of their ancient name. Tennyson.
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5. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See , and .
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6. (Com.) A firm, or commercial establishment.
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7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.
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8. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.
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9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
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10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
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11. The body, as the habitation of the soul.
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This mortal house I'll ruin,
Do Cæsar what he can. Shak.
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12. [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.] The grave. “The narrow house.” Bryant.
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☞ House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework.
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Coloq. House ant (Zoöl.), a very small, yellowish brown ant (Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and sometimes becomes a great pest. -- Coloq. House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. -- Coloq. House boat , a covered boat used as a dwelling. -- Coloq. House of call , a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.] Simonds. -- Coloq. House car (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car. -- Coloq. House of correction . See . -- Coloq. House cricket (Zoöl.), a European cricket (Gryllus domesticus), which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males. -- Coloq. House dog , a dog kept in or about a dwelling house. -- Coloq. House finch (Zoöl.), the burion. -- Coloq. House flag , a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs. -- Coloq. House fly (Zoöl.), a common fly (esp. Musca domestica), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc. -- Coloq. House of God , a temple or church. -- Coloq. House of ill fame . See Ill fame under , a. -- Coloq. House martin (Zoöl.), a common European swallow (Hirundo urbica). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also house swallow, and window martin. -- Coloq. House mouse (Zoöl.), the common mouse (Mus musculus). -- Coloq. House physician , the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution. -- Coloq. House snake (Zoöl.), the milk snake. -- Coloq. House sparrow (Zoöl.), the common European sparrow (Passer domesticus). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also thatch sparrow. -- Coloq. House spider (Zoöl.), any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are Theridium tepidariorum and Tegenaria domestica. -- Coloq. House surgeon , the resident surgeon of a hospital. -- Coloq. House wren (Zoöl.), the common wren of the Eastern United States (Troglodytes aëdon). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See . -- Coloq. Religious house , a monastery or convent. -- Coloq. The White House , the official residence of the President of the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of President. -- Coloq. To bring down the house . See under . -- Coloq. To keep house , to maintain an independent domestic establishment. -- Coloq. To keep open house , to entertain friends at all times.

Syn. -- Dwelling; residence; abode. See .
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House (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Housing.] [AS. h�sian.] 1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
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At length have housed me in a humble shed. Young.
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House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. Evelyn.
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2. To drive to a shelter. Shak.
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3. To admit to residence; to harbor.
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Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sir P. Sidney.
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4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. Sandys.
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5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.
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House, v. i. 1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
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You shall not house with me. Shak.
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2. (Astrol.) To have a position in one of the houses. See , n., 8. “Where Saturn houses.” Dryden.
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houseboat n. a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling.
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Housebote (?), n. [House + bote.] (Law) Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See .
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housebound adj. confined to the home, usually due to illness.
Syn. -- homebound, shut-in.
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housebreak v. t. to train a pet to live cleanly in a house, especially by training it to defecate and urinate in designated boxes.
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Housebreaker (?), n. One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
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Housebreaking, n. The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See , and To break a house, under .
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housebroken adj. trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place, such as a litter box; as, housebroken pets; -- of pet animals.
Syn. -- house-trained, housetrained.
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Housebuilder (?), n. One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
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Housecarl (?), n. [OE. huscarle. See , and .] (Eng. Archæol.) A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.
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housecoat n. a loose dressing gown for women.
Syn. -- negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper.
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housecraft n. skill in domestic management.
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housedog n. a dog trained to guard a house.
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housefather n. a man in charge of children in an institution.
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housefly n. 1. common fly (Musca domestica) that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases.
Syn. -- Musca domestica.
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houseful n. as many as a house will accommodate; as, they entertained a houseful of guests.
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houseguest, house guest n. a guest entertained and staying overnight in one's house for one or more nights.
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Household (?), n. 1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
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And calls, without affecting airs,
His household twice a day to prayers. Swift.
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2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] Shak.
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Household, a. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.
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Coloq. Household bread , bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.] -- Coloq. Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endeared by association with home. -- Coloq. Household troops , troops appointed to attend and guard the sovereign or his residence.
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Householder (?), n. The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family.
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Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant. Macaulay.
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Coloq. Compound householder . See , a.
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