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Haggie$s-Ha$, Haggie$s-Haa, Haggie$s-Hauch, Haggie$s-Haw,
Haggie's-Hauch [ˈhagiːz hɔː]
pn. Halketshall (Fife).
haggis, huggis,
haggis [ˈhagɪs]
n. An oatmeal pudding.
habit, haibit,
haibit [ˈhebɪt]
n. A habit.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
in guid haibits: On good terms with, intimate.
Haddington, Haidinton, Haidintoun, Heddinton,
Haidinton [ˈhedɪntən, ˈhɛdɪntən]
pn. Haddington (East Lothian).
haik, haikin, hake, hakin,
haik [hek]
n. A person or animal in the habit of wandering idly. A scrounger.
v. To wander, trudge aimlessly or restlessly from place to place, to range, rove about.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
haikin [ˈhekɪn]: Wandering aimlessly.
leevin at a haik: Living extravagantly.
on the haik for: On the look-out for.
haikey, haikie, hakey,
haikie [ˈhekɪ]
n. U. A fool, a simpleton, a stupid person.
hael, hail, haill, hale,
hail [hel]
n. A goal, the shout when a goal is scored, the goal area.
v. To drive the ball through the goal etc.
hael, hail, hailed, haill, hailled, hailstaines, hailstane, hailstanes, hailsteen, hailsteens, hailt, hale,
hail [hel]
n. Hail, hailstones. Small shot, pellets.
v. To hail.
pt. pp. hailt, hailed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hailstane: A hailstone. pl. hailstanes.
hails, hailse, hailsed, hailsin, hailson, hailst, hailze, hailzin, halison, halze, helsin,
hailse [helz]
v. To greet, salute.
pt. pp. hailsed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hailsin [ˈhelzɪn]: Greeting or a welcome.
haems, haim, haim, haimes, haims, hame, hame, hames, hem, hems,
haim [hem]
n. One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal forming or covering one-half of the collar of a draught horse to which the traces are fastened
pl. haims
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
mak a haims o: Make a mess of something.
pit the haims on: To restrain.

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