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Webster 1913 directory

Historical records beginning with H

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13 released Webster 1913 records begin with H.

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noun

Hope

[AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan. haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See Forlorn hope, under Forlorn.]

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Hard

[OE. harde, AS. hearde.]

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Happen

[OE. happenen, hapnen. See Hap to happen.]

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Hold

[D. hol hole, hollow. See Hole.]

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Hate

[OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G. hass, Icel. hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. Hate, v.]

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Huge

[OE. huge, hoge, OF. ahuge, ahoge.]

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Hurt

[OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr. OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter; cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow, push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG. hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]

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Hill

[OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d Holm.]

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Handle

[AS. handle. See Hand.]

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Housing

[From House. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.]

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Historical

[L. historicus, Gr. "istoriko`s: cf. F. historique. See History.]

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Honor

[OE. honor, honour, onour, onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F. honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.]

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Hong

[Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.]

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