Adhort :: Adhort (v. t.) To exhort; to advise.

Adhortation :: Adhortation (n.) Advice; exhortation.

Adhortatory :: Adhortatory (a.) Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory.

Beadhouse :: Beadhouse (n.) Alt. of Bedehous.

Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..

Bondholder :: Bondholder (n.) A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.

Childhood :: Childhood (n.) The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.

Childhood :: Childhood (n.) Children, taken collectively..

Childhood :: Childhood (n.) The commencement; the first period.

Clodhopper :: Clodhopper (n.) A rude, rustic fellow..

Clodhopping :: Clodhopping (a.) Boorish; rude.

Deadhouse :: Deadhouse (n.) A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead bodies.

Dhole :: Dhole (n.) A fierce, wild dog (Canis Dukhunensis), found in the mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs..

Dhony :: Dhony (n.) A Ceylonese boat. See Doni.

Dhoorra :: Dhoorra (n.) Alt. of Dhurr.

Dhourra :: Dhourra (n.) Alt. of Dhurr.

Dhow :: Dhow (n.) A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail..

Fundholder :: Fundholder (a.) One who has money invested in the public funds.

Godhood :: Godhood (n.) Divine nature or essence; deity; godhead.

Guardhouse :: Guardhouse (n.) A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up..

Landholder :: Landholder (n.) A holder, owner, or proprietor of land..

Madhouse :: Madhouse (n.) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam.

Maidhood :: Maidhood (n.) Maidenhood.

Mudhole :: Mudhole (n.) A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road..

Mudhole :: Mudhole (n.) A hole near the bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn..

Prudhomme :: Prudhomme (n.) A trustworthy citizen; a skilled workman. See Citation under 3d Commune, 1..

Redhoop :: Redhoop (n.) The male of the European bullfinch.

Redhorn :: Redhorn (n.) Any species of a tribe of butterflies (Fugacia) including the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The antennae are usually red.

Roundhouse :: Roundhouse (n.) A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house..

Roundhouse :: Roundhouse (n.) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach..

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