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Hopehoose, Whuphoose,
Hopehoose [ˈhophus, ˈhʌphus, S. ˈxʍʌphus]
pn. Hopehouse (Borders).
blawin-horn, hoarn, hoarnie, hoarny, hoarny, honrn-en$, horn, horn$t, horn-en, horn-en$, horn-end, horn-eyn, hornie, hornie, hornit, hornshottle, hornt, horn-towes, horny, horny, looderhorn, nailhorn, nail-horn, quickhorn, scorie-horn$t, scorie-horned, scorie-hornt, whirn, whirnie, whorn, whurn, whurnie, whurnie,
horn [horn]
n. A horn. The constellation Ursa Minor. A corn on the foot, a debtor. Anything projecting like a horn, a handle, a spout, the stem-post of a boat.
dim. hornie The Devil.
horny
adj. Having horns.
hornit, horn't
adj. Horned.
Compounds and phrases etc.
auld in the horn: Shrewd, wise.
blawin-horn: A matter of boast.
fair hornie: Fair play.
horn-end: The best room in a two-roomed cottage.
hornless: Hornless.
hornshottle: Dislocated, shooting out like a horn, in disorder or confusion.
horn-towes I.: A cow's tether in a byre.
looderhorn: I.Sh. A foghorn.
nail-horn: A fingernail.
pit tae the horn: Proclaim as a rebel or outlaw.
quick horn: Horn taken from a living animal.
scorie-horn't: Wrinkled, scarred with age, old-looking.
hoirychallie, horoyalleh, horoyally, hoyroyally,
horoyally [ˈhoroˈ(ç)jale]
n. A ceilidh, a sing-song, an uproarious party, a to-do, a row.
hoarid, hoarrid, horrid, horridly,
horrid [ˈhɔrɪd]
adj. Horrid.
adv. Extremely, specially. I.Sh. Of price: extraordinary, high.
horrer, horrir, horror,
horror [ˈhɔrər]
n. Horror.
gien-horse, haorse, hoarse, horse, horse$s, horse-couper, horse-cowper, horse-troch, horsey, hoss, seahorse,
horse [hɔrs, hors, MN. hɔs]
n. A horse.
pl. horse.
Compounds and phrases etc.
gien-horse: A gift horse.
habby-horse: A hobby-horse.
horse-cowper: A horse-dealer.
horseman's wird: A code word revealed on joining a horsemen's secret society.
horse-troch: A horse-trough.
seahorse: The walrus Odobenus rosmarus.
Horseupcleuch, Horseupleuch,
Horseupcleuch [ˈhorsəplux]
pn. Horseupcleuch (Borders).
hoe, hose, hose-doup, hose-dowp, hosie, hosiery,
hose [hoːz]
n. Stockings The sheath enclosing an ear of corn The handle socket of a spade, fork or rake etc.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bog-jock's hose: WC. The common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris.
gowk's hose: The giant bellflower Campanula latifolia or bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta.
hose-dowp: S. The medlar Mespilus germanica.
hosock, hosie MN. The cuttlefish Sepia officinalis.
hosiery: Woolen goods.
hoshen, hushin, hushins, hushion,
hoshen [ˈhoʃən]
n. A footless stocking.
hostelry, hostle, hostler,
hostel [ˈhɔstl]
n. An inn, hotel.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hostler: An innkeeper.
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