A coat or shirt of mail; hence, derivatively (In feudal law) one who held a fief on the duty or service of providing himself with such armor and standing ready, thus equipped, for military service when called on. Wharton. … [Read more...] about HAWBERK
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HEAD HUNTER
A recruiter that hunts for heads; an expert who specializes in finding suitable persons for employment on behalf of employers. … [Read more...] about HEAD HUNTER
HAWGH, HOWGH
In old English law. A valley. Co. Litt. 5b. … [Read more...] about HAWGH, HOWGH
HEAD OF FAMILY
See head of household … [Read more...] about HEAD OF FAMILY
HAWKER
A trader who goes from place to place, or along the streets of a town, selling the goods which he carries with him. It is perhaps not essential to the idea, but is generally understood from the word, that a hawker is to be one who not only carries goods for sale, but seeks for purchasers, either by outcry, which some lexicographers conceive as intimated by the derivation of … [Read more...] about HAWKER