Part 5079

<hw>Hai"ti*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <def>See <er>Haytian</er>.</def><-- Now the preferred spelling. -->

<h1>Haye</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Ha"ye</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>hayya</ets> snake.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Egyptian asp or cobra (<spn>Naja haje</spn>.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called <altname>Cleopatra's snake</altname> or <altname>asp</altname>. See <er>Asp</er>.</def>

<h1>Hake</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hake</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Hatch</er> a half door.]</ety> <def>A drying shed, as for unburned tile.</def>

<h1>Hake</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hake</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <altsp>[Also <asp>haak</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Akin to Norweg. <ets>hake</ets>fisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. <ets>hake</ets> hook, G. <ets>hecht</ets> pike. See <er>Hook</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera <spn>Phycis</spn>, <spn>Merlucius</spn>, and allies. The common European hake is <spn>M. vulgaris</spn>; the American silver hake or whiting is <spn>M. bilinearis</spn>. Two American species (<spn>Phycis chuss</spn> and <spn>P. tenius</spn>) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also <altname>squirrel hake</altname>, and <altname>codling</altname>.</def>

<h1>Hake</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hake</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To loiter; to sneak.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Hake's-dame</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hake's"-dame`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Forkbeard</er>.</def>

<h1>Haketon</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hak"e*ton</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Acton</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hakim</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Ha*kim"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>hak\'c6m</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>

<h1>Hakim</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Ha"kim</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>h\'bekim</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>

<h1>Halacha</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Ha*la"cha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl</plu>. <plw>Halachoth</plw>(<?/) <ety>[Heb. <ets>hal\'bech\'beh</ets>.]</ety> <def>The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See <er>Midrash</er>.</def>

<h1>Ha-lation</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Ha-la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>An appearance as of a halo of light, surround the edges of dark object<?/ in a photographic picture.</def>

<h1>Halberd</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hal"berd</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>hallebarde</ets>; of German origin; cf. MHG. <ets>helmbarte</ets>, G. <ets>hellebarte</ets>; prob. orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. <ets>barte</ets> a broad ax (orig. from the same source as E. <ets>beard</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>bar<?/a</ets>, a kind of ax, <ets>skegg</ets> beard, <ets>skeggia</ets> a kind of halberd) + <ets>helm</ets> helmet; but cf. also MNG. <ets>helm</ets>, <ets>halm</ets>, handle, and E. <ets>helve</ets>. See <er>Beard</er>, <er>Helmet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>halbert</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Halberdier</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hal`berd*ier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>hallebardier</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is armed with a halberd.</def>

<i>Strype.</i>

<h1>Halberd-shaped</h1> <Xpage=664>

<hw>Hal"berd-shaped`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Hastate.</def>