Hippophagous
(Hip*poph"a*gous) a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + to eat: cf. F. hippophage.] Feeding on
horseflesh; — said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars.
Hippophagy
(Hip*poph"a*gy) n. [Cf. F. hippophagie.] The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh.
Hippophile
(Hip"po*phile) n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + to love.] One who loves horses. Holmes.
Hippopotamus
(Hip`po*pot"a*mus) n.; pl. E. Hippopotamuses L. Hippopotami [L., from Gr. "i`ppos
horse + river. Cf. Equine.] (Zoöl.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal common in the rivers of
Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large
muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth
of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western
Africa.
Hippotomy
(Hip*pot"o*my) n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + to cut: cf. F. hippotomie.] Anatomy of the horse.
Hippuric
(Hip*pu"ric) a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + o"y`ron urine: cf. F. hippurique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Obtained
from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid.
Hippuric acid,
a white crystalline substance, containing nitrogen, present in the urine of herbivorous
animals, and in small quantity in human urine. By the action of acids, it is decomposed into benzoic acid
and glycocoll.
Hippurite
(Hip"pu*rite) n. [Gr. decked with a horse's tail; "i`ppos horse + tail: cf. F. hippurite.] (Paleon.)
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup- shaped under
valve, with a flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.
Hip-roofed
(Hip"-roofed`) a. Having a hip roof.
Hipshot
(Hip"shot`) a. [Hip + shot.] Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than the
other. L'Estrange.
Hip tree
(Hip" tree`) (Bot.) The dog- rose.
Hir
(Hir) pron. [Obs.] See Here, pron. Chaucer.
Hircic
(Hir"cic) a. [Cf. F. hircique. See Hircin.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton
suet; — applied by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to which he attributed
the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The substance has also been called hircin. Watts.
Hircin
(Hir"cin) n. [L. hircus, he- goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.] (Chem.) Hircic acid. See Hircic. [R.]
Hircine
(Hir"cine Hir"ci*nous) a. [L. hircinus, fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.]
1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.
2. Of a strong goatish smell.
Hire
(Hire) pron. [Obs.] See Here, pron. Chaucer.
Hire
(Hire) n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. hyr; akin to D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.]
1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or
a place, for personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.
The laborer is worthy of his hire.
Luke x. 7.