English Dictionary: Hakea laurina | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Haggler \Hag"gler\, n. 1. One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining. 2. One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer and dealer in London vegetable markets. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hazel \Ha"zel\, n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[91]sel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.] 1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as the {C. avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are {C. Americana}, which produces the common hazelnut, and {C. rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray. 2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond. {Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam. {Hazel grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Bonasa betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse. {Hazel hoe}, a kind of grub hoe. {Witch hazel}. See {Witch-hazel}, and {Hamamelis}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hazelwort \Ha"zel*wort`\, n. (Bot.) The asarabacca. | |
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Higgler \Hig"gler\, n. One who higgles. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cholera \Chol"er*a\, n. [L., a bilious disease. See {Choler}.] (Med.) One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera. {Asiatic cholera}, a malignant and rapidly fatal disease, originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps, pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of reaction of fever. {Cholera bacillus}. See {Comma bacillus}. {Cholera infantum}, a dangerous summer disease, of infants, caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and especially fatal in large cities. {Cholera morbus}, a disease characterized by vomiting and purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance. {Chicken cholera}. See under {Chicken}. {Hog cholera}. See under {Hog}. {Sporadic cholera}, a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely becoming epidemic. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera of {Suid[91]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of {S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called, respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker; specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow. Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus Indicus}. 2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.] 3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.] 4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a ship's bottom under water. --Totten. 5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp of which paper is made. {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground}, etc. {Hog caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the green grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk moth}. {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine, attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.) {Hog deer} (Zo[94]l.), the axis deer. {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}), yielding an aromatic gum. {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep of the second year. {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea. {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias} ({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies. {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane. {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}. {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}. {Mexican hog} (Zo[94]l.), the peccary. {Water hog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Capybara}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Haigler, NE (village, FIPS 20540) Location: 40.01241 N, 101.93852 W Population (1990): 225 (118 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69030 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hazel Run, MN (city, FIPS 28016) Location: 44.74978 N, 95.71614 W Population (1990): 81 (33 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56247 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hazelhurst, WI Zip code(s): 54531 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Hazlehurst, GA (city, FIPS 37564) Location: 31.86590 N, 82.59966 W Population (1990): 4202 (1698 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31539 Hazlehurst, MS (city, FIPS 31220) Location: 31.86475 N, 90.39126 W Population (1990): 4221 (1580 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39083 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Heislerville, NJ Zip code(s): 08324 |