HA
Ha (hal), interj. Etym: [AS.]
Defn: An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so." Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke. Carlyle.
HAAF Haaf, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.]
Defn: The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland
Isles.
HAAK
Haak, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sea fish. See Hake. Ash.
HAAR
Haar, n. Etym: [See Hoar.]
Defn: A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [Scot.] T.
Chalmers.
HABEAS CORPUS
Ha"be*as corpus. Etym: [L. you may have the body.] (Law)
Defn: A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial. Bouvier.