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  • hummer
    /hóma, hóhma/ [OED idem, a humming bird (but meaning seems to be 'a bird that hums); cf. HORM ] n.
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  • humbug
    [Atlantic; OED, "a slang or cant word that came into vogue c. 1750...the facts as to its origin appear to
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  • human society
    /hyúwman, yúman, hyuwmán/ [from humane, influenced by human] n. the Bahamas Humane Society, with a veterinary clinic: [a child] Why
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  • hully-gully
    [probably from the title of a popular song, itself possibly akin to US dial. South hulgul a children's game WSC]
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  • hulk corn
    [probably from hull(ed) corn with gem-ination of /k/, but cf. Scots hulter corn husked corn CSD ] n. soup made
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  • hug somebody up
    [W Car.] v. phr. to embrace someone tightly: When she come in the door she hug me up (Andros). (Gen.)
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  • hucks
    [Car.; Gul. idem (Gonzales 1924:254); "by metathesis from husk" DJE, but cf. Brit. dial. South huck husk EDD] n. the
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  • hub drum
    [from hub (cap) + drum, perhaps influenced by humdrum] n. a kind of drum made from a car-wheel hubcap which
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  • How you do?
    [Krio idem (Hancock p.c.); cf. HOWDY and OED "How d'ye do?" ] phr. a friendly greeting; How are things going?.(Black)
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  • how much?
    [Atlantic; cf. MUCH much, many] interrogative how many? How much hours you was there? (Nassau). (Black)
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