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H KEEPER housekeeper ABBREVIATION H OF C House of Commons ABBREVIATION H SERVANT houseservant ABBREVIATION H/O husband of ABBREVIATION HABERDASHER seller of men's clothing OCCUPATION HAC VOCE under the world LATIN HACKER user or maker of hoes, mattocks, etc OCCUPATION HACKLER one who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle, an instrument with teeth in linen industry OCCUPATION HACKMAN one who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle, an instrument with teeth in linen industry OCCUPATION HACKNEY MAN renter of horses & carriages OCCUPATION HADDISH a measure of any dried grain, usually one third of a peck but sometimes one quarter of a peck MEASURE HAIR SEATING & CURLED HAIR MERCHANT dealer in horse OCCUPATION HAIRMAN weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair OCCUPATION HAIRWEAVER weaver of cloth composed wholly or partly of horsehair OCCUPATION HAL Halle, DDR PLACE-NAME HALBERT CARRIER soldier or halberdier, armed with a halberd, a combination spear and battleaxe (a ceremonial officer) OCCUPATION HALIS an Aberdeenshire, SCT term for a measure of grain, probably the same as haddish MEASURE HAM Hampshire, ENG PLACE-NAME HAMMER TOE a clawlike defromity of the toe as a result of which the first joint sticks up while the tip of the toe points downward MEDICAL HAMMERMAN metal worker OCCUPATION HAN Hannover, GER PLACE-NAME HAND equal to 4 inches MEASURE HANDBREADTH an early measure equal to about 3 inches MEASURE HANDFASTING an irregular marriage by agreement or mutual pledge CUSTOM HANDSELLER street vendor OCCUPATION HANDWOMAN midwife or female attendant OCCUPATION HANK a unit measure of cloth equal to 840 yards for cotton and 560 yards for worsted yarn; also hesp MEASURE HANSEN'S DISEASE leprosy MEDICAL HARELIP a congenital cleft in one or both lips MEDICAL HARLOT vagabond, beggar, rogue, 14th century male servant, attendant or menial, and 15th century, loose woman OCCUPATION HARMER BECK constable OCCUPATION HARPER performer on the harp OCCUPATION HATCHELER combed out or carded flax OCCUPATION HATCHLER one who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle, an instrument with teeth in linen industry; also heckler OCCUPATION HATTER maker of or dealer in hats OCCUPATION HAWKER itinerant dealer who carries his wares on his back OCCUPATION HAYMONGER dealer in hay OCCUPATION HAYWARD fence viewer OCCUPATION HAZEL, WHITE a plant that represents 'a spell' SYMBOLS HBG Hamburg, BRD or GER PLACE-NAME HC House of Commons ABBREVIATION HEADBOROUGH constable or deputy constable OCCUPATION HEADSMAN executioner OCCUPATION HEADSWOMAN midwife OCCUPATION HEALD KNITTER operator of a machine which produced a jersey type of fabric as opposed to woven fabric OCCUPATION HEAMATEMESIS vomiting blood MEDICAL HEAMATURIA bloody urine MEDICAL HEART DROPSY excessive fluid in the space around the heart leading to constriction of the heart; also hydropericardium MEDICAL HEART SICKNESS a condition caused by the loss of salt from the body MEDICAL HEAT STROKE a condition caused by exposure to excessive heat MEDICAL HEBDOMADA week; weekly LATIN HECK MAKER maker of a part of a spinning machine by which the yarn is guided to the reels OCCUPATION HECKLER one who separated the coarse part of flax or hemp with a hackle, an instrument with teeth in linen industry; also hatchler OCCUPATION HECTIC a term applied to the fever that accompanies consumption MEDICAL HECTIC FEVER a recurring fever with profound sweating, chills and a flushed appearance MEDICAL HEDGE LOOKER supervised good repair of fence and enclosures OCCUPATION HEDGER one who turns or tends hedges OCCUPATION HEELMAKER made shoe heels OCCUPATION HEER one sixth of a hank or hesp MEASURE HEF Herefordshire, ENG PLACE-NAME HEIR one who succeeds or is to succeed another in the possession of property; an inheritor; one who receives any endowment from an ancestor LEGAL HEIRS persons designated by law to succeed to the estate of a person dying intestate LEGAL HEIYD also WELSH HELIOTROPE a flower that represents devotion SYMBOLS HELLIER slater or tiler of roofs OCCUPATION HELPER-UP in Durham, a boy employed in pits as a helper OCCUPATION HEMATEMESIS vomiting of blood MEDICAL HEMATOMA a localized swelling containing fluid or clotted blood MEDICAL HEMATURIA blood in the urine MEDICAL HEMIPLEGIA paralysis of one side of the body MEDICAL HEMIPLEGY paralysis of one side of the body MEDICAL HEMOPTYSIS spitting of blood MEDICAL HEMORRHHOIDS swellings of varicose veins in the lower part of the rectum and surrounding region of the anus MEDICAL HEMPHECKLER flax worker OCCUPATION HEN Hessen-Nassau, GER PLACE-NAME HENCHMAN horseman or groom OCCUPATION HENSMAN horseman or groom OCCUPATION HENTER thief OCCUPATION HEPATIC DROPSY dropsy MEDICAL HEPATITIS inflammation of the liver MEDICAL HEREDES heirs LATIN HEREDITAMENTS things capable of being inherited, usually includes incorporeal things that go with land but are not tangible or visible LEGAL HEREDITARIA heiress LATIN HEREDITARIE an inheritance LATIN HEREDITATIO inheritance LATIN HERES heir or heiress LATIN HERMANA sister SPANISH HERMANO brother SPANISH HERRING a Scottish barrel containing 8.5 gallons; a ton of herring containing 6000fish MEASURE HES Hessen (Hesse), BRD PLACE-NAME HESP a unit measure of cloth equal to 840 yards for cotton and 560 yards for worsted yarn; also hank MEASURE HESSIAN German mercenaries used by the British during the American Revolution - many settled in Canada GENEALOGY HEWER miner who cut coal, stone, etc., a face worker in a mine OCCUPATION HI Hawaii, USA PLACE-NAME HIC JACET here lies LATIN HIGGLER itinerant dealer who haggles or bargains OCCUPATION HIGHWAYMAN robber who preys on public roads OCCUPATION HIJA daughter SPANISH HIJA POLITICO daughter-in-law SPANISH HIJASTRA stepdaughter SPANISH HIJASTRO stepson SPANISH HIJO son SPANISH HIJO POLITICO son-in-law SPANISH HIJOS children SPANISH HILLER one who covers houses with slate OCCUPATION HILLIARD one who covers houses with slate OCCUPATION HIND a male farm worker, employed for a term of a year OCCUPATION HIP GOUT osteomylitis MEDICAL HIRED MAN gardener, farmhand, or stableman OCCUPATION HITCH 101.604 kilograms of pyrite stones in a chest WEIGHT HIVES a skin condition which is characterized by the appearance of whitish areas or wheals which itch severely; also nettle rash or urticaria MEDICAL HN Normandie (Haute), FRA PLACE-NAME HNT Hainaut, BEL PLACE-NAME HOBBLER boat tower on a river or canal OCCUPATION HOC NOMINE in this name LATIN HOCK SICKNESS sweating sickness MEDICAL HODGKINS DISEASE cancer of the lymph glands; lymphadenoma MEDICAL HODSMAN mason's assistant OCCUPATION HOGGARD pig drover OCCUPATION HOGSHEAD a large cask; a liquid measure, for ale = 48 gallons, for beer = 5 gallons, for wine = 63 gallons AGRICULTURE HOH Hohenzollern, GER PLACE-NAME HOLER one who made eyes in needles used for sewing OCCUPATION HOLSTER a groom who tended horses, usually at an inn OCCUPATION HOMME DE CHANTIER raftsman FRENCH HOMO man LATIN HOMOLOGOUS SERUM JAUNDICE viral hepatitis, type B MEDICAL HONDERD 100 DUTCH HONEY DIPPER extracted raw sewage from catch basins and out OCCUPATION HOOFER dancer OCCUPATION HOOKER in the 16th century a reaper; a 19th century textile worker who operated a machine which laid fabric flat in uniform folds of any required length OCCUPATION HOOPER maker of hoops for casks OCCUPATION HORDEOLUM inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid causing painful swelling of the lid margin; a sty MEDICAL HORLOGER clock or watch maker or repairer FRENCH HORNER worker in horn making spoons, combs, or musical horns OCCUPATION HOROLOGIARIUS clockmaker LATIN HORRORS hallucinations caused by alcoholism; also delirium tremens MEDICAL HORSE CAPPER dealer in worthless horses OCCUPATION HORSE COURSER owner of race horses OCCUPATION HORSE HAIR CURLER dressed horse hair for use in upholstery OCCUPATION HORSE KNAVE groom OCCUPATION HORSE LEECH veterinarian, farrier OCCUPATION HORSE MARINE manhandled barges on canals when horses could not be used OCCUPATION HORSE-GANG one quarter of the land which is ploughed by four horses MEASURE HORSEGUARDS a body of cavalry for guards MILITARY HORSESOLDIER a cavalry soldier MILITARY HORTARIUS gardener LATIN HORTULANIUS gardener LATIN HOSIER retailer of stockings, socks, gloves, nightcaps OCCUPATION HOSPITAL FEVER typhus MEDICAL HOSPITATOR innkeeper LATIN HOSTELLARIUS innkeeper LATIN HOSTELLER innkeeper OCCUPATION HOSTLER groom who took care of horses, especially at an inn OCCUPATION HÔTELIER hotel keeper FRENCH HOTPRESSER worker in paper or textile industries where product was pressed between glazed boards and hot metal plates to obtain a smooth and shiny surface OCCUPATION HOUSE JOINER house framer OCCUPATION HOUSE WRIGHT house builder OCCUPATION HOWDIE midwife OCCUPATION HOWDY midwife OCCUPATION HOYMAN one who carries goods and passengers by water in a hoy (a heavy barge OCCUPATION HRT Hertfordshire, ENG PLACE-NAME HU Hungary PLACE-NAME HUCKSTER retailer of small wares in a shop or booth OCCUPATION HUGUENOT a French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century RELIGION HUHODD YN YR LESU slept in Jesus WELSH HUISSHER usher or door attendant OCCUPATION HUIT eight FRENCH HUMATA buried (female) LATIN HUMATU buried (male) LATIN HUN Huntingdonshire, ENG PLACE-NAME HUNDERT 100 GERMAN HUNDRED in Orkney a measure of garden-ground, 15 feet by 18 feet, an area sufficient to grow 100 kail plants; in England a division of a county supposed to have originally contained 100 families MEASURE HUNDREDWEIGHT in U.S.=100 lbs; Eng.=112 lbs (abbrev. cwt) WEIGHT HURDLEMAN hedge OCCUPATION HURDLER hedge OCCUPATION HURRIERS term applied to the girls aged 5 OCCUPATION HUSBANDLAND in Scotland 26 Scottish acres MEASURE HUSBANDMAN farmer; one who plows and cultivates OCCUPATION HUSBANDUS small farmer LATIN HUSH SHOP unlicensed drinking establishment; a speak-easy ENGLAND HUSH SHOP KEEPER brewed and sold beer without a license (usually as a side line) OCCUPATION HUSSAR a light cavalry soldier MILITARY HUTCH a measure of two bushels MEASURE HUWELIJK marriage DUTCH HYACINTH, PURPLE a flower that represents sorrow SYMBOLS HYACINTH, WHITE a flower that represents loveliness SYMBOLS HYDREF October WELSH HYDROCEPHALUS an accumulation of fluid within the cavity of the cranium; also called water on the brain. MEDICAL HYDROPERICARDIUM dropsy due to fluid in the pericardial cavity surrounding the heart MEDICAL HYDROPHOBIA rabies or canine madness MEDICAL HYDROPSY dropsy - dropsy is the contraction of hydropsy MEDICAL HYDROTHORAX dropsy in the thorax or chest MEDICAL HYDRPERICARDIUM excessive fluid in the space around the heart leading to constriction of the heart; also heart dropsy MEDICAL HYND a male farm worker, employed for a term of a year OCCUPATION HYPERTROPHY a morbid enlargement of a part of the body from excessive nutrition MEDICAL |
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