Defn: A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.]
HIJERA; HIJRA
Hij"e*ra, Hij"ra (, n.
Defn: See Hegira.
HIKE
Hike, v. i.
Defn: To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.] "If you persist in heaving and hiking like this." Kipling.
It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the mud, and then you hike back again a little slower than you went. Scribner's Mag.
HIKE
Hike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hiked; p. pr. & vb. n. Hiking.] [Cf.
Hitch.]
Defn: To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like. [Dial. or
Colloq.]
HIKE
Hike, n.
Defn: The act of hiking; a tramp; a march. [Dial. or Colloq.]