hemp
Young hemp; an appellation for a graceless boy.
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hempen cravat
The hangman’s noose.
hempen fever
A man who was hanged is said to have died of a hempen fever; and, in Dorsetshire, to have been stabbed with a Bridport dagger; Bridport being a place famous for manufacturing hemp into cords.
hempen fever
Death on the gallows, the rope being made of hemp.
hempen widow
One whose husband was hanged.
hempen widow
The widow of a man who lias been hanged.
hen
A woman. A cock and hen club; a club composed of men and women.
hen and chickens
Large and small pewter pots.
hen and chickens
In Christian art this de- vice is emblematical of God's providence. See Matt, xxiii, 37. See also GREY HEN above.
hen house
A house where the woman rules; called also a SHE HOUSE, and HEN FRIGATE: the latter a sea phrase, originally applied to a ship, the captain of which had his wife on board, supposed to command him.
Hen Pearce
Beginning as a pupil of James Belcher, he eventually defeated his teacher in a terrible battle on Barnty Moor near Doncaster, 6th December, 1805.
hen's tooth
Something extremely rare or nonexistent
hen-pecked
Said of one whose wife "wears the breeches." From the action of the hen in paired cage-birds.
hence the chairman himself
When debaters call out "Chair," they mean that the chairman is not properly supported, and his words not obeyed as they ought to be. Another form of the same expression is, "Pray support the Chair.
Hengist and Horsa
The semi-legendary leaders of the Jutes, who landed in England at Ebbs- fleet, Kent, in 449. Horsa is said to have been slain at the battle of Aylesford, about 455, and Hengist to have ruled in Kent till his death in 488. Ger. hengst, a stallion, and Horsa is connected with our word horse. The two brothers may have received their names from the devices borne on their arms.
henley’s
(John, better known as ORATOR HENLEY) Various Sermons and Orations. 1719-53.
henpecked
A husband governed by his wife, is said to be henpecked.
henry
A turd.
Henry E
Huntmgton Library. John Rylands Library, Manchester.
Henry Grace de Dieu
See GREAT HARRY. Hep, an American slang phrase of uncertain ongm meaning "aware of, informed of, wise to.
Henry IV
Another suggestion is that it was so called because funeral processions on their way to St. Paul's began their pater noster at the beginning of the Row. For over three centuries Paternoster Row was the home of publishers and booksellers. It was totally destroyed in an air raid at the end of December, 1940.
Henry VII
The opening lines of the hymn are: — Te Deum Patrem colimus, Te laudibus prosequimur;
Henry VIII
In the universities of Scotland they are appointed by the Crown. The present stipend is about £400 or £500.
her seven joys
The Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Epiphany, Finding in the Temple, Resurrection, Ascension.
her seven sorrows
Simeon's Prophecy, the Flight into Egypt, Christ Missed, the Betrayal, the Crucifixion, the Taking Down from the Cross, and the Entombment.
Herb Trinity
The popular name for the pansy (<?.v.), Viola tricolor; also called "Three- faces-under-a-hood"; the markings of the pansy account for both names. Cp. HEARTS- EASE.
herbs and spices
A mixture of plant-based seasonings
Hercules in his lion's skin
It is easy to see how Swift has availed himself of this Grecian legend in his Gulliver's Travels.
Hercules Secundus
Commodus, the Roman Emperor (A.D. 180-92), gave himself this title. Dissipated and inordinately cruel, he claimed divine honours and caused himself to be worshipped as Hercules. It is said that he killed 100 lions in the amphitheatre, and that he slew over a thousand defenceless gladiators.
herd cats
to manage or organize a group of people who are difficult to control
here and now
At this present moment and place
here and there
In various places or at different times
here and thereian
One who has no settled place of residence.
here goes nothing
To take a risk or do something with uncertain outcome
Here I throw down my glove
I challenge you. In allusion to an ancient custom of a challenger throwing his glove or gauntlet at the feet of the person challenged, and bidding him to pick it up.
here to stay
Permanent or lasting
here we go again
A situation is happening again that has happened before
here you are
used to offer or give something to someone
here's the very devil to pay
Here's a pretty kettle of fish. I'm in a pretty mess; this is confusion worse confounded. Cp. THE DEVIL TO PAY below.
here's to
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
here, there and everywhere
In many places or situations at the same time
Herefordshire Kindness
A good turn rendered for a good turn received. Fuller says the people of Herefordshire "drink back to him who drinks to them.
hermetic books
Forty-two books fabled to have been written from the dictation of Hermes Trismegistus dealing with the life and thought of ancient Egypt. They state that the world was made out of fluid; that the soul is the union of light and life; that nothing is destruc- tible; that the soul transmigrates; and that suffering is the result of motion.
hermetic powder
A sympathetic powder, supposed to possess a healing influence, from a distance; so called by mediaeval philosophers out of compliment to Hermes Trismegistus. (Sir Kenelm Digby: Discourse Concerning the Cure of Wounds by the Sympathetic Powder, 1644.
hermetically sealed
Closed securely; from sealing a vessel hermetically, i.e. as a chemist, a disciple of Hermes Trismegistus, would, by heating the neck of the vessel till it is soft, and then twisting it till the aperture is closed up.
Hero aad Leander
The old Greek tale is that Hero, a priestess of Venus, fell in love with Leander, who swam across the Hellespont every night to visit her. One night he was drowned, and heart-broken Hero drowned her- self in the same sea. The story is told in one of the poems of Museeus, and in Marlowe and Chapman's Hero and Leander.
hero of the hundred fights
Conn, a legendary Irish king, was so called by O'Gnive, the bard of O'Niel: "Conn, of the hundred fights, sleeps in his grass-grown tomb." The epithet has also been appUed to Nelson, Wellington, and other famous commanders.
heroic age
That age of a nation which comes between the purely mythical period and the historic. This is the age when the sons of the gods were said to take unto themselves the daughters of men, and the offspring partake of the twofold character.
herok verse
That verse in which epic poetry is generally written. In Greek and Latin it is hexameter verse, in English it is ten- syHabie iambic verse, either in rhymes or not; in Italian it is the ottava rim&< So called be- cause it is employed to celebrate heroic exploits.
herring
The devil a barrel the better herring; all equally bad.
herring gutted
Thin, as a shotten herring.
herring pond
The sea. To cross the herring pond at the king's expence; to be transported.
herring-pond
The sea; "to be sent across the HERRING-POND," to be transported.
Hershey Bar
In the U.S.A. a Hershey Bar is a trade-marked form of sweetmeat; in U.S. army slang the term was applied to the gold narrow bar worn by troops on the left sleeve to indicate that they had done six months* overseas service.
hershey squirts
diarrhea
hertfordshire kindness
Drinking twice to the same person.
hewers of wood and drawers of water
People who do menial or unskilled labor
hey diddle diddle
The middle.
hiccius doctius
A juggler.
hick
A country hick; an ignorant clown. CANT.
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