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Hops is British slang for beer.
Howl is slang for a person or thing that is very funny. Howl is slang for a prolonged outburst of laughter.
Gouge, as in "Howk out a greezer." i.e. to gouge out a snot. (ed: lovely job this sometimes)
Pronounced, 'yer-maw' as in 'claw'. This is a classic riposte when one's string of stand-by retorts has been exhausted. The always effective 'thing to say when there is nothing else to say' and in that way it is very much the supercalifragilisticexpealidocious of the scruffy playground. When stuck for a witty rejoinder merely resort to "Oh aye...yer maw". An eternal argument winner. Is often countered with subsequent elaborations "Aye...you're maw";"Yer fuckin' maw";and the endlessly creative and enigmatic "Aye...yer maw's baws!" (ed: for the unenlightened, maw = mother, baw = balls)
Hoss is Dorset slang for a horse.
Hols is British school slang for holidays.
General "fuck off" kind of answer to most questions eg What was th e homework? - Yer mum. Or, What did you do last night? - Yer mum. You get the picture.
Hots is slang for intense sexual desire; lust.
how are things going with you; how are you feeling; "hey man, how's it hangin'?"
How are you?
Heads of Department. eg. "The HODs meeting is at 1600". Another related term is "HODs and CHODs" meaning that the "Chiefs of Department" are also included.
Hors d'Oeuvres is British rhyming slang for nerves.
Sexual contact, probably involving intercourse. Used as "I'm off. The missus has promised me a bit of how's yer father tonight!!".
Yer is Dorset slang for ear. Yer is Dorset slang for here. Yer is Dorset slang for to hear.
Shut yer mouth.
the ability to jump high. "He has hops."Â
Laugh. Your having a cows calf, ain't you
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n.
A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
adv.
Yea; yes.
n.
The time in which any planet completes a revolution about the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.
n.
The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain.
n.
The unit of value and account in Japan. Since Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897, the value of the yen has been about 50 cents. The yen is equal to 100 sen.
prep.
Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.
adv.
Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. See Yes.
a.
Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes.
a.
Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew tree; as, a yew whipstock.
prep.
Ere; before.
adv.
Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; -- and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet. See As yet, under As, conj.
adv.
At what price; how dear.
adv.
Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; -- opposed to no.
n.
The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile).
pl.
of Ye
a.
Made of yew; as, yewen bows.
pron. & a.
The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.
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