Hydrophobia. Water-awe.
Hyperbaton. Gr. hyper, over; baino, to fare, go. An overfaring, an overshifting of words out of their more wonted or better ranking; as, ‘What for,’ for ‘For what.’ A ‘speaking out’ for an ‘outspeaking.’
Hypallage. Word-shifting, case-shifting; as, ‘We gave wind to our sails’ for ‘our sails to the wind.’ ‘The men were put to the sword,’ though also ‘the sword was put to the men.’
Hyperbolē. An overcasting or overshooting of the truth; as, ‘The train went as swift as lightning.’
Hyperbolē, less right than wrong,
O’ershoots the truth with words too strong.
Hyphen. A tie-stroke.
Hysterologia. A foreafter wording, forebehind or hinderforemost wording; as, ‘He earned a florin, and worked all the day,’ whereas he worked first, and so earned the florin.
Hysterologia’s careless mind
Puts last for first, and fore for hind.
Iambus. Gr. A foot (in verse) of one short or low and one long or high sound; as, ago, a low-high twin.