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HA, or HEV, or HEY.—Have. "I wunt ha [or hev, or hey] nothin' to do wi't."

HAAIN.—To abstain from, or hold off from. "Us 'ool haain aff vrom taaykin' any notice on't vor a daay or two, praps a wunt do't no moor."

HAAK.—A hawk.

HAAM, or HAULM.—Stubble or straw of vetches, peas, or beans.

The "Haam" rick in the Vale of Berks, is of bean or wheat straw, and there they do not usually speak of a "vetch haam rick" as in the hill part of the county.

HAAYNIN. — The removal of cattle from pasture land to allow the crop of Hay to commence growing.

In the case of " Hobbs versus The Corporation of Newbury," as reported in the ** Newbury Weekly News*' of February i6th, 1888, Mr. Walter Money, F.S.A., explained that the word " Hayned " is an old English term signifying to lay in ground for hay by taking the cattle off, &c., and is repeatedly made use of in that sense in the records of the Court Baron. With reference to the above-named case, there was also read a presentment of the jury to the Court Leet of 1830 as follows : — " We present that no owner or occupier of land in Northcroft has a right to hitch, enclose, or feed any of the lands there from the usual time of hayning to the customary time of breaking. And if any cattle be found in Northcroft contrary to the usual custom, we order the hay warden to impound them."

HAAYSTY PUDDEN.— A pudding of boiled dough ; sugar and butter, or else treacle, being usually added when eating.

HACK. — To fag or reap vetches, peas, or beans.

HACKER. — To be unable to speak properly from confusion or fear. One is said to ^^ hacker and stammer" when answering disjointedly on account of having no excuse or explanation forthcoming.

HACKIN*. — Hardsounding. "A hackin* cough** is a frequent cough often accompanying consumption.