1888. Sportsman, 28 Nov. Mr. Absolom has performed the hat trick twice, and at Tufnell Park he took four wickets with four balls.
1892. Cassell’s Sat. Jour. 21 Sept., p. 13, c. 2. On one occasion I succeeded in doing the hat trick.
1892. Woolwich Polytechnic Mag., 20 May. Three of these wickets were taken in succession, thus accomplishing the hat-trick.
Hat-work, subs. (journalists’).—Hack work; such stuff as may be turned out by the yard without reference to quality.
1888. H. Rider Haggard, Mr. Meeson’s Will, c. 1. And five-and-twenty tame authors (who were illustrated by thirteen tame artists) sat—at salaries ranging from one to five hundred a year—in vault-like hutches in the basement, and week by week poured out that hat-work for which Meeson’s was justly famous.
Haulable, adj. (University).—Used of a girl whose society authorities deem undesirable for the men: e.g., she’s haulable = a man caught with her will be proctorised.
Haul-bowline, subs. (nautical).—A seaman. For synonyms, see Strawyarder.
Haul-devil, subs. (common).—A clergyman. For synonyms, see Devil-dodger and Sky-pilot.
Haul Devil, Pull Baker. See Devil.
Haut-boy (or Ho-boy), subs. (American).—A night scavenger; a jakesman or gold-finder (q.v.).