The Foolish Dictionary Words starting with H

HEREDITY : The cause of all our faults. From Fr. here, wretch, and Eng. ditty, song. The song of the wretched.
HEROISM : A transferable ticket to the Haul of Fame. Once held by Hobson and Dewey, now carried by Mother Eddy and Brother Dowie.
HIP : A popular location for the retail liquor business.
HISTORY : The evil that men do.
HIT : A chance for first place, first base or first blood.

HOCK : v. t. To "soak" what we least need. In Germany, they generally "Hock the Kaiser."
HOMOEOPATHY : See Allopathy.
HOOT MON! : The Scottish National Hymn.
HOP : To skip.
HOPE : A desire for better things to come that makes a grass widow willing to try it again. Also, a draft on futurity, sometimes honored, but generally extended.

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