Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Armed with prickles, as a plant..

Acanthaceous :: Acanthaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type..

Bushwhacker :: Bushwhacker (n.) One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes..

Bushwhacker :: Bushwhacker (n.) A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers..

Bushwhacking :: Bushwhacking (n.) Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream..

Bushwhacking :: Bushwhacking (n.) The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers.

Chace :: Chace (n.) See 3d Chase, n., 3..

Chace :: Chace (v. t.) To pursue. See Chase v. t.

Chachalaca :: Chachalaca (n.) The Texan guan (Ortalis vetula).

Chacma :: Chacma (n.) A large species of African baboon (Cynocephalus porcarius); -- called also ursine baboon. [See Illust. of Baboon..

Chaconne :: Chaconne (n.) An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations..

Hachure :: Hachure (n.) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching..

Hacienda :: Hacienda (n.) A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions..

Hack :: Hack (n.) A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc..

Hack :: Hack (n.) Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying..

Hack :: Hack (v. t.) To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to hack a post..

Hack :: Hack (v. t.) Fig.: To mangle in speaking.

Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken manner; as, a hacking cough..

Hack :: Hack (n.) A notch; a cut.

Hack :: Hack (n.) An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in breaking stone.

Hack :: Hack (n.) A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough..

Hack :: Hack (n.) A kick on the shins.

Hack :: Hack (n.) A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from hunting and carriage horses..

Hack :: Hack (n.) A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach..

Hack :: Hack (n.) A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.

Hack :: Hack (n.) A procuress.

Hack :: Hack (a.) Hackneyed; hired; mercenary.

Hack :: Hack (v. t.) To use as a hack; to let out for hire.

Hack :: Hack (v. t.) To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace..

Hack :: Hack (v. i.) To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.

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