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48 ANTRIM AND DOWX GLOSSARY. Hain, v. to save ; to economise. Also to save or spare oneself. * Yo hained yerseV t^e day.' Hair. * No a hair feared,' not a bit afraid. Halt, anything. * Deil a hait * = nothing at all. Haiyerel, (1) sb, a fellow half a fool. (2) adj. giddy ; foolish. Half away, a^/. mad. Half natural, sh. a fool. Half one, Hef yin, sb, a half-glass of whiskey. Half-piece crock, sb, the ordinary deep-shaped daiiy crock. Hallion, sb. a coarse, idle, worthless fellow. Hames, Hemi, sb, the iron or wooden parts of a cart-hor9e*8 collar. Hammer, block, and Bible, a boys' game. Each of the three objects is represented by a boy. Han'. * It's doon the hill, an' wi' the han' : ' said of a thing that is easily done. See Wi* the han Hanch, sb, a voracious snap. ' The dog made a hanch at me.' Hand, (1) sb, a ham made from the fore-leg of a pig. (2) sh. something spoiled, or broken, or dirtied; much the same as Sore hand, q. v. *■ If you let the chile get the book he'll make a hand of it.' (3) To * take a hand at * a person is to make fun of him or mislead him. * There, don't mind him ; he's only takin' a han* at you.' Hand idle, adj, idle. ' They're hand idle for want o' their tools.' Handketcher, sb. a handkerchief. Handle yer feet, make good use of your legs. Hand ma doon, a term for any article of clothing purchased second- hand or ready-made, from the fact of its being handed down by the stall-keeper for the inspection of the intending purchaser. The term is sometimes used in ridicule for any odd-looking garment. ' Whar did ye get that auld hand ma dorm of a coat ? ' Comparo Dc'rroche mot ^a, the slang French term for an old clothes shop. Hand over head, one with another, an expression used in selling, and meaning the putting an average value on a number of things that differ in value. * Now how much a piece will j'ou say for them, if I take the whole lot hand over head.* Hands. When the left palm itches you are going to receive some money, when the right itches you are going to pay money. Handsaw. * Your voice is like the sharpening of a handsnwy^ i ft, vory harsh and disagreeable.