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<h1>Hoodlum</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hood"lum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<h1>Hoodman</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hood"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The person blindfolded in the game called hoodman-blind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hoodman-blind</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hood"man-blind`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An old term for blindman's buff.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Hood molding Hood moulding</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw><hw>Hood" mold`ing</hw> <hw>Hood" mould`ing</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also <altname>hood mold</altname>.</def>

<h1>Hoodoo</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hoo"doo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. a var. of <ets>voodoo</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who causes bad luck.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Hoodwink</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hood"wink</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hood</ets> + <ets>wink</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To blind by covering the eyes.</def>

<blockquote>We will blind and <b>hoodwink</b> him. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To cover; to hide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.</def> "<i>Hoodwinked</i> with kindness."

<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i>

<h1>Hoody</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hood"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The hooded crow; also, in Scotland, the hooded gull.</def>

<h1>Hoof</h1> <Xpage=704>

<hw>Hoof</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Hoofs</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, very rarely <plw>Hooves</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>hof</ets>, AS. <ets>h\'d3f</ets>; akin to D. <ets>hoef</ets>, G1huf, OHG. <ets>huof</ets>, Icel. <ets>h\'d3fr</ets>, Sw. <ets>hof</ets>, Dan. <ets>hov</ets>; cf. Russ. <ets>kopuito</ets>, Skr. <ets>\'87apha</ets>. &root;225.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.</def>

<blockquote>On burnished <b>hooves</b> his war horse trode. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A hoofed animal; a beast.</def>

<blockquote>Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a <b>hoof</b> be left behind. <i>Ex. x. 26.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ungula</er>.</def>

<h1>Hoof</h1> <Xpage=704>

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