Vocabulary : Hairsplitter to Hake

Hairsplitter : One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.
Hairsplitting : Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; subtle. ;; The act or practice of making trivial distinctions.
Hairspring : The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the balance in a timepiece.
Hairstreak : A butterfly of the genus Thecla; as, the green hairstreak (T. rubi).
Hairtail : Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus; esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.

Hairworm : A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius.
Hairy : Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.
Haitian : See Haytian.
Haitic : Pertaining to Ham or his descendants.
Hake : A drying shed, as for unburned tile. ;; One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling. ;; To loiter; to sneak.

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