Word Meanings - HOTTENTOT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts. 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds. Hottentot cherry ,

Additional info about word: HOTTENTOT

One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts. 2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds. Hottentot cherry , a South African plant of the genus Cassine , having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon. -- Hottentot's bread. See Elephant's foot , under Elephant.

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• SOUTHWEST
  Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind.
• SOUTHSAY
  See SOOTHSAY
• GROWLER
  The large-mouthed black bass. 3. A four-wheeled cab. (more info) 1. One who growls.
• SOUTHWESTERLY
  To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind.
• SOUTHPAW
  A pitcher who pitches with the left hand.
• CLICK BEETLE
  See ELATER
• BROWNBACK
  The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher.
• SOUTHERNLINESS
  Southerliness.
• AFRICAN
  A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
• GROWL
  To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.
• SOUTHREN
  Southern. "I am a Southren man." Chaucer.
• AFRICANISM
  A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. "The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers." Milton.
• LANGUAGE
  To communicate by language; to express in language. Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that they have a double sense. Fuller.
• COMPLEXIONALLY
  Constitutionally. Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious. Burke.
• CHEEKED
  Having a cheek; -- used in composition. "Rose-cheeked Adonis." Shak.
• WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
  Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town.
• SOUTHSAYER
  See SOOTHSAYER
• SOUTH; SOUTHERLY
  the old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. See under Old.
• CHEEKY
  a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold.
• CLICKER
  One who as has charge of the work of a companionship.
• OVERLANGUAGED
  Employing too many words; diffuse. Lowell.
• UPGROW
  To grow up. Milton.
• WHETTLEBONES
  The vertebræ of the back. Dunglison.
• CHOKECHERRY
  The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry (Prunus Virginiana); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.
• SEMISAVAGE
  Half savage.
• FULL-GROWN
  Having reached the limits of growth; mature. "Full-grown wings." Lowell.
• MISGROWTH
  Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.
• RACKABONES
  A very lean animal, esp. a horse.
• DOORCHEEK
  The jamb or sidepiece of a door. Ex. xii. 22 .
• INGROWTH
  A growth or development inward. J. LeConte.