Part 5409

<h1>Hottentot</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hot"ten*tot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>Hottentot</ets>; -- so called from <ets>hot</ets> and <ets>tot</ets>, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. <i>Wedgwood</i>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of a degraded<-- "pastoral", in MW10 --> and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.</def><-- = The tribes speaking Khoisan; Bushman(? any difference?) -->

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds.</def><-- = Khoisan -->

<cs><col>Hottentot cherry</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a South African plant of the genus <spn>Cassine</spn> (<spn>C. maurocenia</spn>), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. <i>Loudon</i>.</cd> -- <col>Hottentot's bread</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Elephant's foot</cref> <sd>(a)</sd>, under <er>Elephant</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Hottentotism</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hot"ten*tot*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering.</def>

<i>Tylor.</i>

<h1>Houdah</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hou"dah</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Howdah</er>.</def>

<h1>Hough</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hough</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Hock</er>, a joint.</def>

<h1>Hough</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hough</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Houghed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Houghing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>Same as <er>Hock</er>, to hamstring.</def>

<h1>Hough</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hough</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>hak</ets>. Cf. <er>Hack</er>.]</ety> <def>An adz; a hoe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i>

<h1>Hough</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hough</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cut with a hoe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Houlet</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hou"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An owl. See <er>Howlet</er>.</def>

<h1>Hoult</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hoult</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A piece of woodland; a small wood. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Holt</er>.</def>

<h1>Hound</h1> <Xpage=709>

<hw>Hound</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>hound</ets>, <ets>hund</ets>, dog, AS. <ets>hund</ets>; akin to OS. & OFries. <ets>hund</ets>, D. <ets>hond</ets>, G. <ets>hund</ets>, OHG. <ets>hunt</ets>, Icel. <ets>hundr</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>hund</ets>, Goth. <ets>hunds</ets>, and prob. to Lith. <ets>sz<?/</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>cu</ets>, L. <ets>canis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, Skr. <ets>\'87van</ets>. &root;229. Cf. <er>Canine</er>, <er>Cynic</er>, <er>Kennel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc.</def>

<blockquote><b>Hounds</b> and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A despicable person.</def> "Boy! false <i>hound</i>!"

<i>Shak.</i>