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   haggler
         n 1: an intense bargainer

English Dictionary: heckler by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hakea laurina
n
  1. tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia
    Synonym(s): cushion flower, pincushion hakea, Hakea laurina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heckler
n
  1. someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections
    Synonym(s): heckler, badgerer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hog cholera
n
  1. highly infectious virus disease of swine
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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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
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