Vocabulary : Houndfish to Hours

Houndfish : Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. canis), of Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish.
Hounding : of Hound ;; The act of one who hounds. ;; The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
Hound's-tongue : A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.
Houp : See Hoopoe.
Hour : The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. ;; The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet? ;; Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour. ;; Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers. ;; A measure of distance traveled.

Hourglass : An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower.
Houri : A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.
Houris : of Houri
Hourly : Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual. ;; Every hour; frequently; continually.
Hours : Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.

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