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A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum) having an edible root of a globular shape aud sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut.

See Grudge. [Obs.] Hudibras.

A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States. Gray.

e body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.

A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes, with the infundibulum.

A large edible river fish (Erythrinus macrodon) of Guiana.

Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting. Hudibras.

arken. [Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.] Hudibras. Hark away! Hark back! Hark forward! (Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting. -- To hark back, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression. He mu…

To as, to hash meat. Hudibras.

The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog. [Written also harslet.]

To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances.

To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] Hudibras.

r to move something heavy. After many strains and heaves He got up to his saddle eaves. Hudibras.

A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. Hudibras. Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.

An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillæ), for piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the others.

A juggler. [Cant] hocus pocus Hudibras.

een the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt. "Hiss" implies audible friction of breath consonants. H. Sweet. A dismal, universal hiss, the sound Of public scorn. Milton.

A Rhenish wine. [Obs.] See Hock. Hudibras.

A juggler's trick; a cheat; nonsense. Hudibras.

to hold up under misfortunes. (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up. Hudibras. (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. Collier.