'Compare huck, to push, lift, gore, Hants; and Prov. hike, to toss.'—Smythe-Palmer.
Hookland (or Hitchland) Field. A portion of the best land in a common field, reserved for vetches, potatoes, &c., instead of lying fallow for two years (Agric. of Wilts, ch. vii). Parts of some fields are still known as Hooklands in S. Wilts, though the system has died out. Sometimes defined as 'land tilled every year.'—N. & S.W.
Hoop. Pyrrhula vulgaris, the Bullfinch (A.B.); also Red Hoop.—N.W.
Hoops, or Waggon-Hoops. The woodwork projecting from the sides of a waggon so as to form an arch over the hind wheels.—N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.)
Hooset. See Housset.
Hop-about. An apple dumpling (B.C.), probably from its bobbing about in the pot. Cf. Apple-bout.—N.W.
Hopper. A grig (Amateur Poacher, ch. i).
Horse-daisy. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, L., Ox-eye Daisy.—N. & S.W.
*Horse-Matcher. Saxicola rubicola, the Stonechat (Birds of Wilts, p. 150).