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hash, hash$t, hashed, hasher, hasherie, hashery, hashet, hashie, hashiter, hashrie, hashry, hasht, hashter, hashy,
hash [haʃ]
n. A mixture, a mess. An agglomeration, a large quantity.
dim. hashie A mixture of chopped meat.
v. To slash, hack, mangle. To move or work in a muddling, flurried, bustling manner. To fatigue, overwork, to harass. To berate, criticise severely. To talk volubly, emptily or illogically.
pt. pp. hasht adj. Pressed, harrassed.
 
hashie [ˈhaʃɪ]
adj. Of people: slapdash, careless, slovenly. Of weather: stormy.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hashery [ˈhaʃərɪ]: Careless or wanton destruction.
hash-smash: Struggle or confusion like in a sword fight.
hashter [ˈhaʃtər]: Slovenly work, a mess.: To work untidily.
haisk, harsk, hask, haskie, hasky, husk,
hask [hask, hesk]
n. A short dry cough. A dry, rough taste. A bronchial complaint in cattle.
v. To give a short, dry cough. To clear the throat noisily, to cough up phlegm.
 
hasky
adj. Husky, hoarse. Rough, coarse, dirty. Coarse to the taste, unpalatable, stale, dry. Of plants: luxuriant, rank. Of people: strong.
hassick, hasso, hassock, hassog, hussock,
hassock [ˈhasək, ˈhʌsək, ˈhasə]
n. A round turf or peat used as a seat. A shock of bushy hair.
haist, haist, haiste, haiste, haister, haste, haste, hasted, haster, hastie, hastit, hasty, heast, heesht, heest, heester, heestie, heestit, heesty, heist, heistie, heisty, hester, hisper, hist, hister, histie, histy,
haste [hest]
also heest [hist, hɪst, hiʃt, hɪʃt]
n. Haste. A great number
v. To make haste, hasten, hurry.
pt. pp. hastit, heestit
 
hasty, heesty
adj. Hasty.
 
haster, heester
v. To hurry, hasten. To speak or act without premeditation, to do anything in a careless, slovenly manner.
pt. pp. hastert adj. Of oats or peas: early-ripening.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
at howdie haste: At high speed.
hat, hatted, hattit, hot, lum-hat, pokey_hat, pokeyhat, pokey-hat,
hat [hat]
n. A hat.
 
hattit adj. Having a hat.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lum hat: A top hat.
pokey hat: A ponted hat like that of a witch.
tile hat: A man's tall silk top hat.
hatch [hatʃ]
n. A small opening in a floor, wall, or roof allowing access from one area to another.
hatchet [ˈhatʃət]
#n A small axe with a short handle for use in one hand.
hate, hatesome, hatesum, hatit, hatred, hatrent, hatrent,
hate [het]
n. Hate.
v. To hate.
pt. pp. hatit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hatred: Hatred.
hatesome [-səm]: Hateful.
hateral, hatrel, hatter, hatteral, hatterall, hattered, hatterel, hatterell, hatteril, hatterin, hattert, hattrel,
hatter [ˈhatər]
n. A heterogeneous collection of things. A confused heap. A skin eruption, a rash. S. Difficulty, struggle, flurry, fluster. I. A hindrance or obstacle.
v. To batter, knock about. To collect in crowds, to swarm, to abound. U. SW. To move confusedly or laboriously, hence to work in a careless, slovenly or haphazard manner. S. To harass, vex, overtire. I. To impede, hinder, obstruct, detain.
pt. pp. hattert, hattered adj. Battered, bruised, harassed, distraught.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hatterel: A heterogeneous collection, a large number. A skin eruption, a rash.
hatterin: Knocking about, working carelessly, etc.
 
See also hotter.
haa, haach, Haachs, hach, hauch, hauchs, haugh, haughs, haw, The_Hach, The_Hauch,
hauch [hɔː(x) N. haː(x)]
n. A piece of low-laying level ground, a meadow.
 
The Hauch
pn. The Haugh (East Ayrshire).

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