HARP-SEAL. The Phoca grœnlandica, a species of seal from the Arctic seas; so called from the form of a dark-brown mark upon its back.
HARQUEBUSS, or Arquebuss. Something larger than a musket. Sometimes called caliver. (See [Arquebuss].)
HARR, or Harl. A sea-storm, from a northern term for snarling, in allusion to the noise. Also, a cold thick mist or fog in easterly winds; the haar.
HARRY-BANNINGS. A north-country name for sticklebacks.
HARRY-NET. A net with such small meshes, and so formed, as to take even the young and small fish.
HARVEST-MOON. The full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, when for several successive evenings she rises at the same hour; and this name is given in consequence of the supposed advantage of the additional length of moonlight to agriculture.
HASEGA. A corruption of [asseguay] (which see).
HASK. An archaism for a fish-basket.
HASLAR HAGS. The nurses of the naval hospital Haslar.
HASLAR HOSPITAL. A fine establishment near Gosport, for the reception and cure of the sick and wounded of the Royal Navy.