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Chapter 755
Hum"mel (?) , v. t. [Cf. Hamble .] To separate from the awns; -- said of barley. [Scot.]
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Hum"mel , a. Having no awns or no horns; as, hummel corn; a hummel cow. [Scot.]
Hummeler <Xpage=712>
Hum"mel*er (?) , n. [Written also hummeller .] One who, or a machine which, hummels.
Hummer <Xpage=712>
Hum"mer (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, hums; one who applauds by humming.
Ainsworth.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A humming bird.
Humming <Xpage=712>
Hum"ming (?) , a. Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.
Humming <Xpage=712>
Hum"ming , n. A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a hum.
Hummingale , lively or strong ale. Dryden . -- Humming bird (Zo\'94l.) , any bird of the family Trochilid\'91 , of which over one hundred genera are known, including about four hundred species. They are found only in America and are most abundant in the tropics. They are mostly of very small size, and are not for their very brilliant colors and peculiar habit of hovering about flowers while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming noise. They feed both upon the nectar of flowers and upon small insects. The common humming bird or ruby-throat of the Eastern United States is Trochilus culubris . Several other species are found in the Western United States. See Calliope , and Ruby-throat . -- Humming-bird moth (Zo\'94l.) , a hawk moth. See Hawk moth , under Hawk , the bird.
Hummock <Xpage=712>
Hum"mock (?) , n. [Prob. a dim. of hump . See Hump .] 1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.
2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field.
3. Timbered land. See Hammock . [Southern U.S.]
Hummocking <Xpage=712>
Hum"mock*ing , n. The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic ice.
Kane.
Hummocky <Xpage=712>
Hum"mock*y (?) , a. Abounding in hummocks.
Hummum <Xpage=712>
Hum"mum (?) , n. [Per. or Ar. hamm\'ben .] A sweating bath or place for sweating.
Sir T. Herbert.
Humor <Xpage=712>
Hu"mor (?) , n. [OE. humour , OF. humor , umor , F. humeur , L. humor , umor , moisture, fluid, fr. humere , umere , to be moist. See Humid .] [Written also humour .] 1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.
&hand; The ancient physicians believed that there were four humors (the blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and black bile or melancholy), on the relative proportion of which the temperament and health depended.
2. (Med.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin. "A body full of humors ."
Sir W. Temple.
3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor ; ill humor .
Examine how your humor is inclined, And which the ruling passion of your mind. Roscommon.
A prince of a pleasant humor . Bacon.
I like not the humor of lying. Shak.
4. pl. Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices; freaks; vagaries; whims.
Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and discretion? Has he not humors to be endured? South.
5. That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness.
For thy sake I admit That a Scot may have humor , I'd almost said wit. Goldsmith.
A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the perplexities of mine host. W. Irving.
Aqueous humor , Crystalline humor ∨ lens , Vitreous humor . (Anat.) See Eye . -- Out of humor , dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant frame of mind.
Syn. -- Wit; satire; pleasantry; temper; disposition; mood; frame; whim; fancy; caprice. See Wit .
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Hu"mor (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Humored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Humoring .] 1. To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor the mind .
It is my part to invent, and the musician's to humor that invention. Dryden.
2. To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
You humor me when I am sick. Pope.
Syn. -- To gratify; to indulge. See Gratify .
Humoral <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. humoral .] Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the humors; as, a humoral fever .
Humoral pathology (Med.) , the pathology, or doctrine of the nature of diseases, which attributes all morbid phenomena to the disordered condition of the fluids or humors of the body. <-- antiquated -->
Humoralism <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*al*ism (?) , n. 1. (Med.) The state or quality of being humoral.
2. (Med.) The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humors; humorism. [Obs.]
Humoralist <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*al*ist , n. One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
Humorism <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*ism (?) , n. 1. (Med.) The theory founded on the influence which the humors were supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism.
Dunglison.
2. The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.
Coleridge.
Humorist <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*ist , n. [Cf. F. humoriste .] 1. (Med.) One who attributes diseases of the state of the humors.
2. One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.
He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in all parts of his life. Addison.
3. One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.
The reputation of wits and humorists . Addison.
Humoristic <Xpage=713>
Hu`mor*is"tic (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a humorist.
Humorize <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*ize (?) , v. t. To humor.
Marston.
Humorless <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*less , a. Destitute of humor.
Humorous <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*ous (?) , a. [Cf. L. humorosus , umorosus , moist. See Humor .] 1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.]
All founts wells, all deeps humorous . Chapman.
2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious; whimsical.
Hawthorne.
Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. Dryden.
3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.
Syn. -- Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.
Humorously <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*ous*ly , adv. 1. Capriciously; whimsically.
We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously . Calamy.
2. Facetiously; wittily.
Humorousness <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*ous*ness , n. 1. Moodiness; capriciousness.
2. Facetiousness; jocularity.
Humorsome <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*some (?) , a. 1. Moody; whimsical; capricious.
Hawthorne.
The commons do not abet humorsome , factious arms. Burke.
2. Jocose; witty; humorous.
Swift.
Humorsomely <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*some*ly , adv. Pleasantly; humorously.
Humorsomeness <Xpage=713>
Hu"mor*some*ness , n. Quality of being humorsome.
Hump <Xpage=713>
Hump (?) , n. [Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap . Cf. Hunch .] 1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.
2. (Zo\'94l.) A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.
Humpback <Xpage=713>
Hump"back` (?) , n. [Cf. Hunchback .] 1. A crooked back; a humped back.
Tatler.
2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.
3. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any whale of the genus Megaptera , characterized by a hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis . (b) A small salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ), of the northwest coast of America.
Humpbacked <Xpage=713>
Hump"backed` (?) , a. Having a humped back.
Humped <Xpage=713>
Humped (?) , a. Having a hump, as the back.
Humph <Xpage=713>
Humph (?) , interj. [Of imitative origin.] An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc.
Humpless <Xpage=713>
Hump"less (?) , a. Without a hump.
Darwin.
Hump-shouldered <Xpage=713>
Hump"-shoul`dered (?) , a. Having high, hunched shoulders.
Hawthorne.
Humpy <Xpage=713>
Hump"y (?) , a. Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.
Humstrum <Xpage=713>
Hum"strum` (?) , n. An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly played.
Humulin <Xpage=713>
Hu"mu*lin (?) , n. [NL. Humulus , the genus including the hop.] An extract of hops.
Humus <Xpage=713>
Hu"mus (?) , n. [L., the earth, ground, soil.] That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.
Graham.
Hun <Xpage=713>
Hun (?) , n. [L. Hunni , also Chunni , and Chuni ; cf. AS. H<?/nas , H<?/ne , OHG. H<?/ni , G. Hunnen .] One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the 5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of Europe.
Hunch <Xpage=713>
Hunch (?) , n. [Perh. akin to huckle ; cf. hump , hunch , bunch , hunk .] 1. A hump; a protuberance.
2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread .
3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.
Hunch <Xpage=713>
Hunch , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hunched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunching .] 1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.
2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.
Dryden.
Hunchback <Xpage=713>
Hunch"back` (?) , n. [Cf. Humpback .] A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person.
Hunchbacked <Xpage=713>
Hunch"backed` (?) , a. Having a humped back.
Hundred <Xpage=713>
Hun"dred (?) , n. [OE. hundred , AS. hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to Goth. ga-ra<?/jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account; akin to OS. hunderod , hund , D. hondred , G. hundert , OHG. also hunt , Icel. hundra<?/ , Dan. hundrede , Sw. hundra , hundrade , Goth. hund , Lith. szimtas , Russ. sto , W. cant , Ir. cead , L. centum , Gr. <?/, Skr. \'87ata . &root;309. Cf. Cent , Century , Hecatomb , Quintal , and Reason .] 1. The product of ten mulitplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C.
With many hundreds treading on his heels. Shak.
&hand; The word hundred , as well as thousand , million , etc., often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds , or many hundreds , meaning individual objects or units, but with an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five hundreds , or eight hundreds , it is usually intended to consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten hundreds are one thousand.
2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.
Hundred court , a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred. [Eng.]
Blackstone.
Hundred <Xpage=713>
Hun"dred , a. Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars .
Hundreder <Xpage=713>
Hun"dred*er (?) , n. 1. An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred.
2. (Law) A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action for land in the hundred to which he belongs.
3. One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes, a bailiff of a hundred.
Blount. Cowell.
Hundredfold <Xpage=713>
Hun"dred*fold` (?) , n. A hundred times as much or as many.
He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time. Mark x. 30.
Hundredth <Xpage=713>
Hun"dredth (?) , a. 1. Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units.
2. Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a tenth.
Hundredth <Xpage=713>
Hun"dredth , n. One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred.
Hundredwieght <Xpage=713>
Hun"dred*wieght` (?) , n. A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton, beingthe legal ton.
Hung <Xpage=713>
Hung (?) , imp. & p. p. of Hang .
Hung beef , the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.
Hungarian <Xpage=713>
Hun*ga"ri*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Hungary or to the people of Hungary. -- n. A native or one of the people of Hungary.
Hungarian grass . See Italian millet , under Millet .
Hungary <Xpage=713>
Hun"ga*ry (?) , n. A country in Central Europe, now a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Hungary water , a distilled "water," made from dilute alcohol aromatized with rosemary flowers, etc.
Hunger <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger (?) , n. [AS. hungor ; akin to OFries. hunger , D. honger , OS. & OHG. hungar , G. hunger , Icel. hungr , Sw. & Dan. hunger , Goth. h<?/hrus hunger, huggrjan to hunger.] 1. An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
&hand; The sensation of hunger is usually referred to the stomach, but is probably dependent on excitation of the sensory nerves, both of the stomach and intestines, and perhaps also on indirect impressions from other organs, more or less exhausted from lack of nutriment.
2. Any strong eager desire.
O sacred hunger of ambitious minds! Spenser.
For hunger of my gold I die. Dryden.
Hunger <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hungered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hungering .] [OE. hungren , AS. hyngrian . See Hunger , n. ] 1. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.
2. To have an eager desire; to long.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteouness. Matt. v. 6.
Hunger <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger , v. t. To make hungry; to famish.
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Hun"ger-bit` (?) , Hun"ger-bit`ten (?) , a. Pinched or weakened by hunger. [Obs.]
Milton.
Hungered <Xpage=713>
Hun"gered (?) , a. Hungry; pinched for food. [Obs.]
Milton.
Hungerer <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger*er (?) , n. One who hungers; one who longs.
Lamb.
Hungerly <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger*ly , a. Wanting food; starved. [Obs.]
Shak.
Hungerly <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger*ly , adv. With keen appetite. [Obs.]
Shak.
Hunger-starve <Xpage=713>
Hun"ger-starve` (?) , v. t. To starve with hunger; to famish. [Obs.]
Shak.
Hungred <Xpage=713>
Hun"gred (?) , a. Hungered; hungry. [Archaic]
Hungrily <Xpage=713>
Hun"gri*ly (?) , adv. [From Hunger .] In a hungry manner; voraciously.
Dryden.
Hungry <Xpage=713>
Hun"gry (?) , a. [ Compar. Hungrier (?) ; superl. Hungriest .] [AS. hungrid . See Hunger .] 1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager desire.
2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.
The cruel, hungry foam. C. Kingsley.
Cassius has a lean and hungry look. Shak.
3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry soil . "The hungry beach."
Shak.
Hunk <Xpage=713>
Hunk (?) , n. [Cf. Hunch .] A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread . [Colloq.]
<-- 2. a sexually attractive, well-built man. -->
Hunker <Xpage=713>
Hun"ker (?) , n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Hunkerism <Xpage=713>
Hun"ker*ism (?) , n. Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Hunks <Xpage=713>
Hunks (?) , n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard.
Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and selfishness of an old hunks . Gray.
Hunt <Xpage=713>
Hunt (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Hunted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hunting .] [AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to follow, pursue, Goth. hin<?/an (in comp.) to seize. &root;36. Cf. Hent .] 1. To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer .
Like a dog, he hunts in dreams. Tennyson.