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   hair of the dog
         n 1: an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover

English Dictionary: horrified by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hairy vetch
n
  1. European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
    Synonym(s): hairy vetch, hairy tare, Vicia villosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harefoot
n
  1. illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)
    Synonym(s): Harold I, King Harold I, Harold Harefoot, Harefoot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Harry Fitch Kleinfelter
n
  1. United States physician who first described the XXY- syndrome (born in 1912)
    Synonym(s): Klinefelter, Harry F. Klinefelter, Harry Fitch Kleinfelter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herb doctor
n
  1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs [syn: herbalist, herb doctor]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herb tea
n
  1. tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs [syn: {herb tea}, herbal tea, herbal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hereabout
adv
  1. in this general vicinity; "the people are friendly hereabouts"
    Synonym(s): hereabout, hereabouts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hereabouts
adv
  1. in this general vicinity; "the people are friendly hereabouts"
    Synonym(s): hereabout, hereabouts
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hereafter
adv
  1. in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; "the landlord demises unto the tenant the premises hereinafter called the demised premises"; "the terms specified hereunder"
    Synonym(s): hereinafter, hereafter, hereunder
  2. in a future life or state; "hope to win salvation hereafter"
  3. following this in time or order or place; after this; "hereafter you will no longer receive an allowance"
n
  1. life after death
    Synonym(s): afterlife, hereafter
  2. the time yet to come
    Synonym(s): future, hereafter, futurity, time to come
    Antonym(s): past, past times, yesteryear
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herpetologist
n
  1. a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
herpetology
n
  1. the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
horrified
adj
  1. stricken with horror [syn: horrified, {horror- stricken}, horror-struck]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hrvatska
n
  1. a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
    Synonym(s): Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hair \Hair\, n. [OE. her, heer, h[91]r, AS. h[aemac]r; akin to
      OFries, h[emac]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[amac]r, Dan.
      haar, Sw. h[86]r; cf. Lith. kasa.]
      1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin
            of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the
            head or for any part or the whole of the body.
  
      2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in
            invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is
            free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the
            skin.
  
                     Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair
            for stuffing cushions.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle
            of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
            Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in
            structure, composition, and mode of growth.
  
      5. An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of
            several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or
            stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the
            yellow frog lily ({Nuphar}).
  
      6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
  
      7. A haircloth. [Obc.] --Chaucer.
  
      8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
  
      Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
               hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin,
               hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.
  
      {Against the hair}, in a rough and disagreeable manner;
            against the grain. [Obs.] [bd]You go against the hair of
            your professions.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Hair bracket} (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the
            back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
  
      {Hair cells} (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the
            sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.
           
  
      {Hair compass}, {Hair divider}, a compass or divider capable
            of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
  
      {Hair glove}, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin.
  
      {Hair lace}, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the
            head. --Swift.
  
      {Hair line}, a line made of hair; a very slender line.
  
      {Hair moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth which destroys goods made of
            hair, esp. {Tinea biselliella}.
  
      {Hair pencil}, a brush or fine hair, for painting; --
            generally called by the name of the hair used; as, a
            camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil, etc.
  
      {Hair plate}, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of
            a bloomery fire.
  
      {Hair powder}, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or
            starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of
            the head, or on wigs.
  
      {Hair seal} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of eared
            seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion.
  
      {Hair seating}, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc.
  
      {Hair shirt}, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of
            horsehair, and worn as a penance.
  
      {Hair sieve}, a strainer with a haircloth bottom.
  
      {Hair snake}. See {Gordius}.
  
      {Hair space} (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in
            lines of type.
  
      {Hair stroke}, a delicate stroke in writing.
  
      {Hair trigger}, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a
            firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a
            hair. --Farrow.
  
      {Not worth a hair}, of no value.
  
      {To a hair}, with the nicest distinction.
  
      {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harefoot \Hare"foot`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced
            or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
  
      2. (Bot) A tree ({Ochroma Laqopus}) of the West Indies,
            having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
            foot.
  
      {Harefoot clover} (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium
            arvense}) with soft and silky heads.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harefoot \Hare"foot`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced
            or extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
  
      2. (Bot) A tree ({Ochroma Laqopus}) of the West Indies,
            having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
            foot.
  
      {Harefoot clover} (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium
            arvense}) with soft and silky heads.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harp \Harp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harped}p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Harping}.] [AS. hearpian. See {Harp}, n.]
      1. To play on the harp.
  
                     I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their
                     harps.                                                --Rev. xiv. 2.
  
      2. To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or
            monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to
            something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or
            upon. [bd]Harpings upon old themes.[b8] --W. Irving.
  
                     Harping on what I am, Not what he knew I was.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      {To harp on one string}, to dwell upon one subject with
            disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Collog.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herapathite \Her"a*path*ite\, n. [Named after Dr. Herapath, the
      discoverer.] (Chem.)
      The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in
      thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herbid \Herb"id\, a. [L. herbidus.]
      Covered with herbs. [Obs.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herea-bout \Here"a-bout`\, Hereabouts \Here"a*bouts`\, adv.
      1. About this place; in this vicinity.
  
      2. Concerning this. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herea-bout \Here"a-bout`\, Hereabouts \Here"a*bouts`\, adv.
      1. About this place; in this vicinity.
  
      2. Concerning this. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hereafter \Here*aft"er\, adv. [AS. h[emac]r[91]fter.]
      In time to come; in some future time or state.
  
               Hereafter he from war shall come.            --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hereafter \Here*aft"er\, n.
      A future existence or state.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hereafterward \Here*aft"er*ward\, adv.
      Hereafter. [Obs.]
  
               Thou shalt hereafterward . . . come.      --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetic \Her*pet"ic\, a. [Cf. F. herp[82]tique.]
      Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the
      nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetism \Her"pe*tism\, n. [See {Herpes}.] (Med.)
      See {Dartrous diathesis}, under {Dartrous}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dartrous \Dar"trous\, a. [F. dartreux. See {Dartars}.] (Med.)
      Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease
      called tetter; herpetic.
  
      {Dartrous diathesis}, A morbid condition of the system
            predisposing to the development of certain skin diseases,
            such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called
            {rheumic diathesis}, and {herpetism}. --Piffard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetism \Her"pe*tism\, n. [See {Herpes}.] (Med.)
      See {Dartrous diathesis}, under {Dartrous}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dartrous \Dar"trous\, a. [F. dartreux. See {Dartars}.] (Med.)
      Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease
      called tetter; herpetic.
  
      {Dartrous diathesis}, A morbid condition of the system
            predisposing to the development of certain skin diseases,
            such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called
            {rheumic diathesis}, and {herpetism}. --Piffard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetologic \Her*pet`o*log"ic\, Herpetological
   \Her*pet`o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Pertaining to herpetology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetologic \Her*pet`o*log"ic\, Herpetological
   \Her*pet`o*log"ic*al\, a.
      Pertaining to herpetology.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetologist \Her`pe*tol"o*gist\, n.
      One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of
      reptiles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetology \Her`pe*tol"o*gy\, n. [Written also, but less
      properly, erpetology.] [Gr. [?] a creeping thing, reptile
      (fr. [?] to creep) + -logy: cf. F. herp[82]tologie.]
      The natural history of reptiles; that branch of zo[94]logy
      which relates to reptiles, including their structure,
      classification, and habits.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laughing \Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
      from {Laugh}, v. i.
  
      {Laughing falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a South American hawk
            ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); -- so called from its notes,
            which resemble a shrill laughing.
  
      {Laughing gas} (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of
            nitrogen

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetotomist \Her`pe*tot"o*mist\, n.
      One who dissects, or studies the anatomy of, reptiles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Herpetotomy \Her`pe*tot"o*my\, n. [Gr. [?] a reptile + [?] to
      cut.]
      The anatomy or dissection of reptiles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hoary \Hoar"y\, a.
      1. White or whitish. [bd]The hoary willows.[b8] --Addison.
  
      2. White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs.
  
                     Reverence the hoary head.                  --Dr. T.
                                                                              Dwight.
  
      3. Hence, remote in time past; as, hoary antiquity.
  
      4. Moldy; mossy; musty. [Obs.] --Knolles.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) Of a pale silvery gray.
  
      6. (Bot.) Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs;
            canescent.
  
      {Hoary bat} (Zo[94]l.), an American bat ({Atalapha cinerea}),
            having the hair yellowish, or brown, tipped with white.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horopter \Ho*rop"ter\, n. [Gr. [?] boundary + [?] one who
      looks.] (Opt.)
      The line or surface in which are situated all the points
      which are seen single while the point of sight, or the
      adjustment of the eyes, remains unchanged.
  
               The sum of all the points which are seen single, while
               the point of sight remains unchanged, is called the
               horopter.                                                --J. Le Conte.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horopteric \Hor`op*ter"ic\, a. (Opt.)
      Of or pertaining to the horopter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Horrify \Hor"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.]
      To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror;
      as, the sight horrified the beholders. --E. Irving.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Haruphite
      a native of Hariph; an epithet given to Shephatiah, one of those
      who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Haruphite, slender; sharp
  
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