Index of English words, starting with "ha"

(1) - Hackamore (n.) A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal.

(1) - Hackberry (n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States.

(1) - Hacker (n.) One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.

(1) - Hackle (v. t.) To tear asunder; to break in pieces.
(2) - Hackle (v. t.) To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.
(3) - Hackle (n.) An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.
(4) - Hackle (n.) One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.
(5) - Hackle (n.) Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.
(6) - Hackle (n.) A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.