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hoolipan, houlipan, houlipin,
houlipin [NN.b. ˈhulɪpən]
n. A rolling gait.
n. A rolling gait.
hooster, hoostert, houster, houstert, howster, howstert, huister, huister, huistert, huistert, hulster, hulstert,
houster [ˈhustər, ˈhʌustər]
n. A badly-dressed, untidy person. One who hoards up rubbish or things of little value. Trash, rubbish.
v. To gather together in a confused fashion. To hustle together.
pt. pp. houstert
n. A badly-dressed, untidy person. One who hoards up rubbish or things of little value. Trash, rubbish.
v. To gather together in a confused fashion. To hustle together.
pt. pp. houstert
Compounds and phrases etc.
houstert wi claes: Trussed up in clothes so that movement is difficult.
hoove, hov$d, hove, hoved, hoven, hovey, hovie, hovy, huive, huve, huved, huven,
hove [hoːv]
n. The swelling of cattle through overeating lush or unsuitable food. Of the seaː a swell.
v. To rise above the surface. To throw, toss, fling, cast away. To cause to swell, to distend.
pt. hoved
pp. hoven [hoːv(ə)n] adj. Swollen, blown out.
n. The swelling of cattle through overeating lush or unsuitable food. Of the seaː a swell.
v. To rise above the surface. To throw, toss, fling, cast away. To cause to swell, to distend.
pt. hoved
pp. hoven [hoːv(ə)n] adj. Swollen, blown out.
hovie
adj. Swollen, distended. Of bread etc.: puffy, well risen.
adj. Swollen, distended. Of bread etc.: puffy, well risen.
hover,
hover [ˈhovər]
v. To tarry, pause, wait a little.
v. To tarry, pause, wait a little.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hover a blink: To wait a moment.
hoverin: Hoverg.
hoverin: Hoverg.
houd, houdle, howd, howdle, howth,
howd [hʌud]
v. To sway, rock from side to side, bump up and down.
v. To sway, rock from side to side, bump up and down.
howdle [ˈhʌudl]
n. A halting gait, a limp. A huddle, swarm.
v. To move with a rocking or bumping motion, to walk with an uneven gait, to limp. To crowd together, to swarm.
n. A halting gait, a limp. A huddle, swarm.
v. To move with a rocking or bumping motion, to walk with an uneven gait, to limp. To crowd together, to swarm.
hoody, houdie, houdy, houdyin, howdie, howdiein, howdie-wife, howdie-wifie, howdy, howdyin,
howdie [ˈhʌudi]
n. A midwife.
n. A midwife.
Compounds and phrases etc.
howdiein [ˈhʌudiɪn]: A confinement, midwifery.
howdie-towdie, howdy-towdy,
howdie-towdie [ˈhʌudɪ ˈtʌudɪ]
adj. Tawdry in dress or appearance.
adj. Tawdry in dress or appearance.
Haudman, Houdman, Howdman,
Howdman [ˈhʌudmən]
pn. Hopeman (Moray).
pn. Hopeman (Moray).
how, how-doup, how-dowp, howe, howe-backit, howe-doup, howe-dowp, howes, howie,
howe [hʌu]
n. A hollow, low lying piece of ground, a wide plain bounded by hills. A depression, or hollow, a hollow space, a cavity, the lowest point of an arc. The middle, deepest or most intense part of a period of time or season etc. The nape of the neck. The hull of a boat.
dim. howie
pl. howes A mood of depression, the dumps.
adj. Hollow, deep-set, sunken, sagging. Of the body: shrunken, wasted. Empty of food, hungry, famished.
n. A hollow, low lying piece of ground, a wide plain bounded by hills. A depression, or hollow, a hollow space, a cavity, the lowest point of an arc. The middle, deepest or most intense part of a period of time or season etc. The nape of the neck. The hull of a boat.
dim. howie
pl. howes A mood of depression, the dumps.
adj. Hollow, deep-set, sunken, sagging. Of the body: shrunken, wasted. Empty of food, hungry, famished.
howie [hʌue]
adj. Full of hollows.
adj. Full of hollows.
Compounds and phrases etc.
howe-backit: Hollow-backed.
howe-dowp: SEC. The medlar Mespilus germanica.
howe o the fit: The sole of the foot.
howe-dowp: SEC. The medlar Mespilus germanica.
howe o the fit: The sole of the foot.
ha-ho, hech-how, hech-howe, heck-howe, heh-how, hey-how, hi-how, how, howe, howe-howe, how-how,
howe [hʌu]
also howe-howe.
int. An exclamation or call to attract attention.
also howe-howe.
int. An exclamation or call to attract attention.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hech-howe [ˈhɛç(h)ʌu]: A fixed habit. SW. The hemlock Conium maculatum or the water dropwort. U. SW. The hedge parsley Torilis arvensis.
naither hech nor howe: Not a syllable.
naither hech nor howe: Not a syllable.