hagridden
adj.
1 orig., ridden by a hag, or witch
2 obsessed or harassed, as by fears

I used to think the name of an English author, "H. Rider Haggard" was amusing.

hagiography
n.,
pl. 3phies 5HAGIO3 + 3GRAPHY6
1 a book or writing, or an assemblage of these, about the lives of saints
2 such books or writings as a field of study

An authority on the Aggadah:

Dictionary

Ag•ga•dah
Pronunciation: ( Seph. Heb.ä-gä-dä'; Ashk. Heb.u-gä'du), [key]
—n.
the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the
Talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to illustrate the meaning or
purpose of the law, custom, or Biblical passage being discussed or to introduce a
different, unrelated topic. Also,Ag•ga•da',Agada,Haggadah

hake
n.,
pl. hake or hakes 5ME, prob. < ON haki, a hook (from the shape of the jaw) > Norw hakefisk, trout, salmon, lit., hook-fish: for IE base see HOOK6 any of various gadoid marine food fishes, as the silver hake

hallux
n.,
pl. 3lu[ces# 73y1 scz#8 5ModL < L hallux, hallus, big toe6 the first toe on either of the hind legs of a terrestrial vertebrate; in humans, the large inner toe

Often seen as hallux valgus

valgus
n.
5ModL < L, bowlegged < IE *wolg3 < base *wel3, to turn > WALK6
1 clubfoot in which the foot is turned outward
2 any similar bent position, as of the knee or hip
adj.
1 bent or twisted outward
2 loosely, knock-kneed

hanaper
n.
5ME haniper < OFr hanapier, a container for cups < hanap, a cup < Frank *hnap, a beaker (akin to Ger napf)6 a small wicker container formerly used to hold official papers

Thinking of H. Rider Haggard reminded me that we had a thread that talked around the expression "'er indoors" from the 'Minder' TV programme. John Mortimer's 'Rumpole of the Bailey' used to refer to his wife as "She who must be obeyed", a phrase borrowed from Haggard who used it to label a very different but no less dominant lady!

Evidently an archaic word for "freeman"
For nearly two centuries the Smythes took a prominent part in the government of the City, and on several
occasions held offices of distinction, including that of Chief Magistrate. One of the earliest was Abel
Smythe, admitted as Hanaster (Freeman) in 1537, Councillor ten years later, and Chamberlain in 1584.

haptic
adj.
5< Gr haptein, to touch + 3IC6 of or having to do with the sense of touch; tactile

A dandy medical word invovling sense of touch is "stereognosis" - some cerebral vascular accident
victims cannot with eyes closed identify familiar objects placed in their hands.

hapten
n.
5Ger < Gr haptein, to fasten, touch + Ger 3en, 3ENE6 a compound which, when coupled with a protein or other molecule, can cause the formation of antibodies Also hap[tene 7hap4tcn#8
hap[ten[ic 7hap ten4ik8
adj.

Hake is one of the fish commonly used for a fish and chips supper here in the UK. One hears a lot of emotional, and no doubt true, talk about the overfishing and possible eventual disappearence of cod from the Atlantic but is 'cod' used generically in this context to describe all white fish including hake, haddock and huss (a dogfish - less tasty than the others) or are those other than cod less threatened? The overfishing we hear about is in the North Atlantic waters but there is no ready information here regarding the situation elsewhere. There are cod in the Pacific for instance and if they are plentiful then they could be frozen and flown in to support the traditional British dish. Fresh fish is always best, but probably not much of it is fresh these days anyway. Do we have any commercial fishing experts with some honest answers?

Dear dxb: I'm positive we have no deepsea fishing on the board. I stopped buying fish and
chips quite a while ago, because something inferior to codfish was being used. The idea
of dogfish, if you mean squalus acanthus, nauseates me. They have a high urea content to
enable kidneys evolved in fresh water to function in salt water. Tastes like urine to me. All of
the commercial fishermen are singing the blues, and I don't think they are sincere. Too many
trawkers cgasing too few fish. Some of the authorities are even concern that recovery may not
be possible. I don't think it is just wild eyed conservationists talking.

hagridden - home/hangout of Rubeus, gamekeeper at Hogwarts

After taking a look at the guy, no good looking succubus would
would want to tangle with him in bed.