2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; — used as a term of contempt or reproach. Grew.
3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; — used jocosely. Goldsmith.
HUSSY Hus"sy, n. Etym: [From Icel. h a case, prob. fr. h house. See House, and cf. Housewife a bag, Huswife a bag.]
Defn: A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.
HUSTINGS
Hus"tings, n. pl. Etym: [OE. husting an assembly, coucil, AS. h; of
Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h; h home + thing, assembly, meeting; akin
to Dan. & Sw. ting, E. thing. See House, and Thing.]
1. A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant. Mozley & W.
2. Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament.
3. The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.] When the rotten hustings shake In another month to his brazen lies. Tennyson.
HUSTLE
Hus"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hustled; p. pr. & vb. n. Hustling.]
Etym: [D. hustelen to shake, fr. husten to shake. Cf. Hotchpotch.]
Defn: To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room. Macaulay.