HAPSHA-RAPSHA—How-scrow; ham-sam; hap-hazard.
HAVEY-SCAVEY—All in a mess. Throw them in havey-scavey.
HARRIDGE, or ARRIDGE—A fine edge, or line. A plewer, if he’s a good ’un, ’ll set it up with a good arridge. A knife will tak’ a good arridge. When ye’ve a good stomach, an’ can fell a good big basin o’ poddish, it’s becos ye’ve a good arridge. The pronunciation varies, and sometimes has the aspirate more clearly marked.
HAULD—Whar t’ fishes field under t’ breeas an’ stians. A back hauld’s summat ta set yer back again ta thrust. An’ when ye git a eel to deal wi’ ye’ll want a gay good hand-hauld on’t, er else it’ll be off. In wrestling it’s time ta start when they’ve “hauld.”
HAG-AN’-TRAIL—Cut an’ carry. It means ’at a man mun deea o’ ’at ivver he can fer hissel; he mun hag-an’-trail his awn.
HALLAK, HALLAKEN—To hallak about and hallaken about are two more terms of disgust at habits of idleness, or for men who do not honourably gain their living in independence and industry. It’s a pity that in our refinement we should have had to part with so many useful words, and to have encouraged bad habits by giving them an acceptable designation.
HAND-FASSENED—A bargain that is sealed only by striking hands over it—no payment or signature. He’d nobbut hand-fassen’d ’t, t’ fiul ’at he was, an’ t’ chap ran off.
HAND-OWER-HAND—As yan poos a car riap; also used as a term for wastefulness.
HAND-OWER-HEED—As yan dives inta debt.
HAND-STAFF—T’ snod-end of a flail’s co’ed t’ hand-staff.