About the Book
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1814 Excerpt: ...horse found in the Nile Hipshot, hip'shot, a. sprained in the hip I Hire, hir, v. to engage for pay--n. wages Hireling, hir'ling, n. one who serves for wages; a mercenary His, hiz, pron. poss. belonging to him hissing Hiss, hiss, v. to cry like a serpent; to explode by Hist, hist, interj. commanding silence Historian, his-to're-an, n. a writer of history Historical, his-tor'e-kal, a. pertaining to history Historically, his-tor'e-kal-le, ad. in the manner of history Historiographer, his-tur-e-og'ra-fer, n. an historian History, his'tur-e, n. a narration of facts Histrionic, his-tre-on'ik, a. befitting the stage or a player Hit, hit, v. to clash; to collide; to strike--n. a stroke; a lucky chance; a blow I Hitch, hich, v. to catch; move by jerks Hitchel, hich'el. See Hatchel Hithe, hith, n. a small haven to land wares out of vessels or boats Hither, hith'er, ad. to this place--a. nearer Hithermost, hith'er-most, a. nearest on this side Hitherto, hith'er-tu, ad. to this time Hitherward, hith'er-wurd, ad. this way; to-wards this place Hive, hiv, n. the habitation of bees Hoar, hor, a. grey with age; white with frost Hoar-frost, hor'frost, n. frozen dew Hoard, hord, n. a store laid up in secret Hoariness, hor'e-ness, n. the state or quality of being whitish Hoarse, hors, a. having the voiee rough as with a cold; having a rough sound Hoarsely, hors'le, ad. with a rough harsh voice Hoarseness, hors'ness, n. roughness of voice' Hoary, hor'e, a. white or grey with age Hobble, hob'bl, v. to walk lamely Hobby, hob'be, n. a little horse; a stupid fellow Hobgoblip, hob-gob'lin, n. a spirit; a fairy Hobnail, hob'nal, n. a naifused in shoeing a horse Hock, hok, n. the joint between the knee and fetlock; old strong Rhenish wine Hockle, hok'kl, v. to ham-string ley Hocus-po...
