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The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of the source, or the height of the surface, as of water, above a given place, as above an orifice at which it issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from motion; sometimes also, the quantit…

A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called al…

nd intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging frame, and hogback.

An islet in a river. J. Brand.

A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. " The fox has gone to holt." C. Kingsley.

e home or seat of a family; place of origin. We can trace them back to a homestead on the Rivers Volga and Ural. W. Tooke.

e of Albemarle, whom I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone out of the river." Pepys. -- On one's own hook, on one's own account or responsibility; by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett. -- To go off the hooks, to die. [Colloq.] Thackeray. -- Bid hook, a small boat hook. -- Chain hook. See under…

Any North American river chub of the genus Hybopsis, esp. H. biguttatus.

he present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility, and fountains, and rivers of the earth. Bentley.

Of or pertaining to Hudson's Bay or to the Hudson River; as, the Hudsonian curlew.

A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) which ascends the rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.

, or of engineering, which treats of fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.

The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena.

ment, variously constructed, used for measuring the velocity or discharge of water, as in rivers, from reservoirs, etc., and called by various specific names according to its construction or use, as tachometer, rheometer, hydrometer, pendulum, etc.; a current gauge.

The art or operation of measuring the velocity or discharge of running water, as in rivers, etc.

ment used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the ocean.

h American Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.

A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf. A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. Milton.

A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.