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hakim [hakim 词源字典]: "A physician using traditional remedies in India and Muslim countries", Arabic: sense 1 from ḥakīm 'wise man, physician'; sense 2 from ḥākim 'ruler'.[hakim etymology, hakim origin, 英语词源]
harebell: "A widely distributed bellflower with slender stems and pale blue flowers in late summer", Middle English: probably so named because it is found growing in places frequented by hares.
hypernym: "A word with a broad meaning constituting a category into which words with more specific meanings fall; a superordinate. For example, colour is a hypernym of red", 1970s: from hyper- 'beyond' + -onym.
hoon: "A lout or hooligan, especially a young man who drives recklessly", 1930s: of unknown origin.
huarache: "A leather-thonged sandal, originally worn by Mexican Indians", Late 19th century: Mexican Spanish.
hydromel: "A drink similar to mead, made with fermented honey and water", Late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek hudromeli, from hudro- 'water' + meli 'honey'.
hospitaller: "A member of a charitable religious order, originally the Knights Hospitaller", Middle English: from Old French hospitalier, from medieval Latin hospitalarius, from hospitale (see hospital).
hierodule: "(In ancient times) a slave living in a temple and dedicated to the service of a god", Mid 19th century: from late Latin hierodulus, from Greek hierodoulos, from hieron 'temple' + doulos 'slave'.
horologe: "A timepiece", Late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek hōrologion, from hōra 'time' + -logos '-telling'.
hypogeum: "An underground chamber", Mid 17th century: from Latin, from Greek hupogeion, neuter of hupogeios 'underground'.
herbarium: "A systematically arranged collection of dried plants", Late 18th century: from late Latin, from Latin herba 'grass, herb'.
histaminase: "An enzyme that breaks down histamine (by oxidizing the amino group to an aldehyde)", 1930s. From histamine + -ase.
hispid: "Covered with stiff hair or bristles", Mid 17th century: from Latin hispidus.
historiette: "A short history or story; an anecdote", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Brown (bap. 1663, d. 1704), writer. From French historiette from classical Latin historia + French -ette.
habile: "Deft; skilful", Late Middle English: variant of able. The spelling change in the 16th and 17th cents was due to association with French habile and Latin habilis.
hinky: "(Of a person) dishonest or suspect", 1950s: of obscure origin.
hodiernal: "Relating to the present day", Mid 17th century: from Latin hodiernus (from hodie 'today') + -al.
hoggin: "A mixture of sand and gravel, used especially as hard core in road-building", Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
howff: "A favourite meeting place or haunt, especially a pub", Mid 16th century (as the name of the main burial ground in Dundee): of unknown origin.
hamate: "A carpal bone situated on the lower outside edge of the hand. It has a hook-shaped projection on the palmar side to which muscles of the little finger are attached", Early 18th century: from Latin hamatus 'hooked', from hamus 'hook'.