Defn: Extra hazard; chance; accident; random.
We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. Locke.
HAPHTARAH Haph*ta"rah, n.; pl. -taroth (#). [Heb. haphtarah, prop., valedictory, fr. patar to depart.]
Defn: One of the lessons from the Nebiim (or Prophets) read in the
Jewish synagogue on Sabbaths, feast days, fasts, and the ninth of Ab,
at the end of the service, after the parashoth, or lessons from the
Law. Such a practice is evidenced in Luke iv.17 and Acts xiii.15.
HAPLESS
Hap"less, a.
Defn: Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid. Dryden.
HAPLESSLY
Hap"less*ly, adv.
Defn: In a hapless, unlucky manner.
HAPLOMI
Ha*plo"mi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of freshwater fishes, including the true pikes, cyprinodonts, and blindfishes.
HAPLOSTEMONOUS
Hap`lo*stem"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)