Housty, hows′ti, n. (prov.) a sore throat.
Hout-tout, hoot-toot, interj. Same as Hoot.
Houyhnhnm, whin′im, n. one of the noble rational horse race in Gulliver's Travels. [From whinny.]
Hova, hō′va, n. one of the dominant race in Madagascar:—pl. Hō′vas.
Hove, hōv, v.t. (Scot.) to heave, to raise.
Hove, hōv, v.i. (Spens.) to hover, to loiter.
Hove, pa.t. and pa.p. of heave.
Hovel, hov′el, n. a small or mean dwelling: a shed.—v.t. to put in a hovel: to shelter: to construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top:—pr.p. hov′elling; pa.p. hov′elled.—n. Hov′eller, a boatman acting as a non-certificated pilot or doing any kind of occasional work on the coast: a small coasting-vessel. [Dim. of A.S. hof, a dwelling.]
Hover, hov′ėr, v.i. to remain aloft flapping the wings: to wait in suspense: to move about near.—adv. Hov′eringly, in a hovering manner. [Formed from A.S. hof, house.]
How, how, adv. in what manner: to what extent: for what reason: by what means: from what cause: in what condition: (N.T.) sometimes=that.—The how and the why, the manner and the cause. [A.S. hú is prob. a form of hwí, in what way, why, the instrumental case of hwá, who.]