Happy-land, subs. (common).—The after life; glory (q.v.).
1893. Danvers, The Grantham Mystery, ch. xiii. The old ’un will soon join the young ’un in the happy land.
Happy-returns, subs. (Australian).—Vomiting. See Flay the Fox.
Harbour, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see Monosyllable. Also Harbour of Hope.
Hard, subs. (prison).—1. Hard labour.
1890. Globe, 26 Feb., p. 1, c. 4. Monetary penalties, therefore, do not act as deterrents, but the certainty of seven days’ incarceration, with or without hard, would soon diminish the nuisance.
2. See Hard-Shell.
3. (colloquial).—Third-class. As opposed to soft (q.v.). Thus: ‘Do you go hard or soft?’ = ‘Do you go Third or First?’ An abbreviation of Hard-arse.
Adj. (American).—1. Applied to metal of all kinds: e.g., hard (cole or stuff) = silver or gold as compared to cheques or soft (q.v.).
1825. Neal, Bro. Jonathan, ii., ch. 18. The bill … amounted to one dollar and a quarter hard money.