Part 5053

<blockquote>I will <b>gyve</b> thee in thine own courtship. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<h1>H</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>H</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>, the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet, as <i>sh</i>, <i>th</i>, <i>th</i>, as in shall, thing, thine (for <it>zh</it> see &sect;274); also, to modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of tsh, as in charm (written also <i>tch</i> as in catch), with the latter, the sound of f, as in <it>phase</it>, <it>phantom</it>. In some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign languages, <it>h</it> following <it>c</it> and <it>g</it> indicates that those consonants have the hard sound before <it>e</it>, <it>i</it>, and <it>y</it>, as in <i>chemistry</i>, <i>chiromancy</i>, <i>chyle</i>, <i>Ghent</i>, <i>Ghibelline</i>, etc.; in some others, <it>ch</it> has the sound of <it>sh</it>, as in chicane. See <er>Guide to Pronunciation</er>, &sect;&sect; 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.</def>

<note> The name (aitch) is from the French <it>ache</it>; its form is from the Latin, and this from the Greek H, which was used as the sign of the spiritus asper (rough breathing) before it came to represent the long vowel, Gr. &eta;. The Greek H is from Ph\'d2nician, the ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically H is most closely related to <it>c</it>; as in E. <it>h</it>orn, L. <it>c</it>ornu, Gr. <grk>ke`ras</grk>; E. <it>h</it>ele, <tt>v. t.</tt>, con<it>c</it>eal; E. <it>h</it>ide, L. <it>c</it>utis, Gr. <grk>ky`tos</grk>; E. <it>h</it>undred, L. <it>c</it>entum, Gr. <grk>'e-kat-on</grk>, Skr. <it>&csdot;</it>ata.</note>

<cs><col>H piece</col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>the part of a plunger pump which contains the valve.</cd></cs>

<h1>H</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>H</hw> <tt>(h&add;)</tt>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See <er>B</er>.</def>

<h1>Ha</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Ha</hw> <tt>(h&add;)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <ety>[AS.]</ety> <def>An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so."</def>

<blockquote><b>Ha</b>-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke. <i>Carlyle.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Haaf</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Haaf</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.]</ety> <def>The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles.</def>

<h1>Haak</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Haak</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A sea fish. See <er>Hake</er>.</def>

<i>Ash.</i>

<h1>Haar</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Haar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Hoar</er>.]</ety> <def>A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>T. Chalmers.</i>

<h1>Habeas corpus</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Ha"be*as corpus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[L. you may have the body.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.</def>

<i>Bouvier.</i>

<h1>Habendum</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Ha*ben"dum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., <ets>that</ets> must be <ets>had</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>That part of a deed which follows the part called the <i>premises</i>, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word <ets>Habendum.</ets></def>

<i>Kent.</i>

<h1>Haberdash</h1> <Xpage=661>

<hw>Hab"er*dash</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Haberdasher</er>.]</ety> <def>To deal in small wares.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>To <b>haberdash</b> in earth's base ware. <i>Quarles.</i></blockquote>