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  • hitch-up
    [cf. HICE-UP idem] adj. (of clothing) too tight. (Eleu.) 1147. hice-up
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  • hitch
    [OED, to catch, as with a loop, noose, or hook] v. to become entangled: 1918 His leg hitch in the
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  • his-uns
    /hi'zinz/ [cf. Brit. dial. Mid him his (Orton M76); cf. also US dial. hisn his "frequently thought to be a
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  • history
    [W Car.; OED idem obs. → 1834; cf. also Sp., Port. historia history, story] n. story: 1966  I give you
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  • hisse'f
    [Car.; cf. Brit. dial. Mid, West, South hisself (Orton M80), also US dial. ADD] refl. pron. himself: 1918 He went
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  • his
    [cf. HE, Him] poss. adj. 1. her: 1918 Get my wife ring off his [her] finger (Parsons 12). (Black) 2.
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  • hip
    [cf. West African English use of hips in reference to the buttocks (Hancock 1981:7); a euphemism favored by women for
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  • hinches
    [Atlantic; from hinges by devoicing of /j/ to /chi, possibly influenced by inches] n. sing. or pl. hinge. (Black)
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  • him
    /him, im, î / [Atlantic; cf. HE for lack of case and gender distinctions in pronouns of many African and creole
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  • hill beat
    [from OVER THE HILL] n. a somewhat slower rhythm to relax the pace of paraders during the JUNKANO0 parade: 1978
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