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Hatching
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to bring forth (young) from the egg.
2.
to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating.
3.
to bring forth or produce; devise; create; contrive; concoct: to hatch a scheme.
verb (used without object)
4.
to be hatched.
5.
to brood.
noun
6.
the act of hatching.
7.
something that is hatched, as a brood.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English hacchen; akin to German hecken to hatch
1200–50; Middle English hacchen; akin to German hecken to hatch
Related forms
hatch·a·ble, adjective
hatch·a·bil·i·ty, noun
hatch·er, noun
un·hatch·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·hatch·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. incubate, brood. 3. plan, plot.
1. incubate, brood. 3. plan, plot.
verb (used with object)
1.
to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
2.
hachure (def. 3).
noun
3.
a shading line in drawing or engraving.
Origin:
1470–80; earlier hache < Middle French hacher to cut up, derivative of hache ax. See hatchet
1470–80; earlier hache < Middle French hacher to cut up, derivative of hache ax. See hatchet
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World English Dictionary
| hatch3 (hætʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| art Compare hachure to mark (a figure, shade, etc) with fine parallel or crossed lines to indicate shading | |
| [C15: from Old French hacher to chop, from hache | |
| 'hatching3 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
hatch
"drawn fine parallel lines," 1389, from O.Fr. hacher "chop, hatch," from hache "axe" (see hatchet).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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