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heow, heuwen, hou, houin, how, howe, howin, howwin, hyow, hyowe, hyowein, hyowin,
howe [hʌu, N. çjʌu]
n. A hoe.
v. To hoe.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
howin [hʌu(ɪ)n, N. çjʌu(ɪ)n]: Using a hoe.
houf, howf,
howf [hʌuf]
n. MN. A powerful blow, a swipe.
 
See buff also.
houf, houff, houfin, howf, howff, howff$d, howff$t, howffed, howffin, howffit, howfft, howfin,
howff [hʌuf]
n. An enclosed open space, a yard, an area. A place of resort, a favourite haunt, a meeting place. A rude shelter or refuge.
v. To dwell, to lodge, to take up one's abode, to haunt, to frequent. To take shelter or refuge.
pt. pp. howfft adj. Situated, lodged, domiciled.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
howffin: Sheltering in a rude shelter or refuge.
hoffin, houfin, houghin, howffin, howfin,
howfin [ˈhʌufɪn]
n. MN. A clumsy, awkward, shy and rather stupid person.
hak, hoak, hoaked, hoaker, hoakin, hoakit, hock, hockid, hockin, hockit, hoik, hok, hoke, hoked, hoker, hokid, hokin, houk, houker, houkin, houkit, houwkin, howg, howk, howked, howker, howket, howkin, howkit, howkt,
howk [hʌuk, hok]
n. The act of digging or burrowing. A hole, an excavation.
v. To dig, investigate, unearth, extricate, to hew, mine or quarry. To root like a pig, to investigate, to search through, to carry out research in. To hollow out, to scrape or scoop out the inside of something, to carve, engrave.
pt. pp. howkit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
howker: A person who digs.
howkin [ˈhʌukɪn, ˈhokɪn]: Digging, investigating, unearthing, extricating.
hool, hooled, hoolin, hoolt, houl, houled, houlin, hoult, howl, howlin, howlin$, howlt, hule, huled, hulin,
howl [hʌul]
also houl [hul]
n. A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.
v. To make a howling sound.
pt. pp. howlt, hoult, howled, houled
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
howlin, houlin: Howling.
houl, hould, houll, howel, howl, howld,
howld [hʌul(d)]
n. The hold of a ship.
hoam, holm, holme, home, houm, houme, houwm, houwme, howm,
howm [hʌum, hoːm]
n. A stretch of low-lying land beside a river. In place-names: a hollow, a den or a small smooth-sided hollow, usually dry, often winding glacial valley left by the ice-age.
Howmends,
Howmends [ˈhoːmɛn(d)z]
pn. Holmains (Dumfries And Galloway).
hape, hoap, hoapin, hoop, hoopin, hop, hope, hopefu, hopet, hopin, hopit, hopp, hoppin, houp, houpfu, houpie, houpin, howp, howpfae, howpfu, howpful, howpie, howpin, howpit, wanhope, wanhowp,
howp [hʌup, hop]
n. Hope. Expectation, desire.
dim. howpie A mouthful of food.
v. To hope, to expect with desire.
pt. pp. howpit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
howpfu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: Hopeful.
wanhowp: Despair.

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