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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.
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hagiography
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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
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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
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hake
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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
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hallux
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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
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hanaper
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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
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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!
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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.
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haptic
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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.
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hapten
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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
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