Part 5098

<h1>Hammochrysos</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham`mo*chry"sos</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, sand + <grk>chryso`s</grk> gold.]</ety> <def>A stone with spangles of gold color in it.</def>

<h1>Hammock</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"mock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[A word of Indian origin: cf. Sp. <ets>hamaca</ets>. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first voyage, says: "A great many Indians in canoes came to the ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and <ets>hamacas</ets>, or nets, in which they sleep."]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; <as>as, <ex>hammock</ex> land</as>.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark>

<i>Bartlett.</i>

<cs><col>Hammock nettings</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the rail, used for that purpose.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hamose, Hamous</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw><hw>Ha*mose"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ha"mous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw><ety>[L. <ets>hamus</ets> hook.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the end hooked or curved.</def>

<h1>Hamper</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>hanaper</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; <as>as, a <ex>hamper</ex> of wine; a clothes <ex>hamper</ex>; an oyster <ex>hamper</ex>, which contains two bushels.</as></def>

<h1>Hamper</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"per</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hampered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hampering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To put in a hamper.</def>

<h1>Hamper</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"per</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hamperen</ets>, <ets>hampren</ets>, prob. of the same origin as E. <ets>hamble</ets>.]</ety> <def>To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to encumber.</def> "<i>Hampered</i> nerves."

<i>Blackmore.</i>

<blockquote>A lion <b>hampered</b> in a net. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>They <b>hamper</b> and entangle our souls. <i>Tillotson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hamper</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"per</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Hamper</er> to shackle.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes.</def>

<i>W. Browne.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times.</def>

<i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i>

<cs><col>Top hamper</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>unnecessary spars and rigging kept aloft.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hamshackle</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"shac`kle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ham</ets> + <ets>shackle</ets>.]</ety> <def>To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; <as>as, to <ex>hamshackle</ex> a horse or cow</as>; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb.</def>

<h1>Hamster</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"ster</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>hamster</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European rodent (<spn>Cricetus frumentarius</spn>). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations.</def><-- often kept as a pet -->