hickenbothom
Mr. Hickenbothom; a ludicrous name for an unknown person, similar to that of Mr. Thingambob. Hickenbothom, i.e. a corruption of the German word ickenbaum, i.e. oak tree.
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hickey
Tipsey; quasi, hickupping.
Hickory Mormons
Mormons who are only half-hearted adherents to the religion.
hidden in plain sight
Clearly visible but unnoticed due to lack of attention
hide and seek
a game where one person hides and others try to find them
hide and watch
To secretly observe someone or something
hide in plain sight
To be visible but unnoticed or unrecognized
hide nor hair
To be completely absent or unseen
hide nothing from thy minister, physician and lawyer
Be honest with professionals who advise or represent you.
hide one's light under a bushel
To conceal one's talents or abilities
hide the sausage
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
hidebound
Stingy, hard of delivery; a poet poor in invention, is said to have a hidebound muse.
hidgeot
An idiot.
hiding
A thrashing. Webster gives this word, but not its root, HIDE, to beat, to flay by whipping. Most likely from the part attacked. The threat of thrashing is sometimes conveyed thus:—"I’ll tan (or dress) your HIDE."
hiding to nothing
Engaging in a futile effort
Hie Christian economy
The religious system based on the teachings of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament.
Hie English St
Sebastian. St. Edmund, the martyr-king of East Anglia (855-70) has been so called. He gave himself up to the Danes m the hope of saving his people, but they scourged him, bound him to a tree, shot arrows at him, and finally cut off his head, which, legend relates, was guarded by a wolf till it was duly interred. The monastery and cathedral of St. Edmundsbury (Bury St. Edmunids) were erected on the place of his burial.
Hie Goat and Compasses
There have been several more or less ingenious derivations found for this inn sign; none of them has yet been endowed with authority.
Hie Jacets
Tombstones, so called from the first two words of their Latin inscriptions: "Here lies . . .
Hie King of Painters
A title assumed by Parrhasius, the painter, a contemporary of
hie liberty of the press
The right to publish what one pleases, subject only to penalty if the publication is mischievous, hurtful, or libellous to the state or individuals.
Hie Luck of Eden Hall
See EDEN HAIX. There's luck in odd numbers. See ODD.
Hie Mad Poet
Nathaniel Lee (about 1653- 92), who towards the end of his life lost his reason through intemperance and was confined for four years in Bedlam.
Hie Man of Sin
(2 Thess. ii, 3). Generally held to signify the Antichrist (#.v.), but applied by the old Puritans to the Pope of Rome, by the Fifth Monarchy men to Crom- well, and by many modern itheologians to that "wicked one" (identical with the "last horn" of Dan. vii) who is immediately to precede the Second Advent.
higgledy-piggledy
Confusedly, all together,—as pigs lie.
high and dry
Left in a difficult or precarious situation
high and low
Everywhere or in all possible places
high and tight
Well-organized and strictly controlled
high church
Term used in contradistinction from "Low Church."
high cotton
Prosperous or successful
High Court of Justice
It is concerned with Equity and is presided over by the Lord
high days
Festivals. On high days and holidays. Here "high" means grand or great.
high eating
To eat skylarks in a garret.
high falnttn
Oratorical bombast, affected pomposity, tall talk. The word is perhaps a variant of high-flown.
high ground
Moral or ethical advantage
high hand
With a high hand. Arrogantly, To carry things with a high hand in French would be : Faire une chose haut la main.
high horse
Behaving in a superior or arrogant manner
high jinks
A gambler at dice, who, having a strong head, drinks to intoxicate his adversary, or pigeon.
high life
Luxurious and enjoyable lifestyle
high living
Luxurious and extravagant lifestyle
high noon
The most critical or decisive moment
high on the hog
Living a life of luxury and prosperity
high on the totem pole
Having a high rank or position of authority
high places
In the Authorized Version of the Scriptures this is a literal translation of the Hebrew bamah, but actually the word was applied to a tribal or village place of worship because such were usually on hilltops or rises in the ground. Such sites usually had a stele, the seat of the local god, and a wooden pole, itself an object of worship and often trans- lated in the Old Testament as a "grove.
high road
To take the moral or ethical course of action
high ropes
To be on the high ropes; to be in a passion.
high school
a school for students in early adolescence
high seas
All the sea which is not the property of a particular country. The sea up to three miles out from the coast belongs to the country, and is called "territorial waters." High seas, like high-ways, means for public use. In both cases the word high means "chief," "principal." (Lat. ahum, "the main sea**; altus, "high.
high strangeness
Bizarre or unexplainable events
high street
main street of a town, lined with shops and businesses
high summer
The hottest and most sunny part of summer
high tea
A meal served about the usual teatime which includes besides tea, fish, cold meats, pastry, etc. It is common in Scotland and the North of England, and generally in agricultural communities.
high time
Overdue.
high water
It is high water, with him; he is full of money.
high-flier
Anything above the common order. Apt students, fast coaches, and special trains are sufficient instances of the extreme openness of the qualification.
high-fly
"ON THE HIGH-FLY," on the genteel or letter-bearing begging system.
high-flyer
A genteel beggar or swindler. A begging-letter impostor.
high-lows
Laced boots reaching a trifle higher than ankle-jacks.
high-post
Stylish, sophisticated.
high-risk, high-reward
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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