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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.
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.
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
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