Hauler

One who hauls, tugs, or drags. Haulm, Halm, Hawm, ( hawm ,) n. [A. S. healm; Ger. halm ; Fr. chaume , from Lat, calamus , a reed, a stalk; Gr. kalımos ; Ar. kalam , a writing-reed.] The stem or stalk of grain, and other vegetable products; straw; dried stalks and leaves of plants. - A hame; a part of a horse's harne . Haunch, ( hansh .) n. [Fr. hanche; It. anca; Gr. ang kos , a bend or hollow.] The bend or hollow where the thigh is joined to the body; the hip; the rear; the hind part; as, a haunch of venison. -pl. ( Arch . and Engineering.) A term used to expre the filling in of the masonry required to make up the horizontal line of the structure between the vou oirs of the arches and the line of the string, which is generally introduced over the whole series. The H. are, in fact, the horizontal filling introduced to complete the structure. The purpose of the IH . is to bring down the pre ure of the roadway, or of the superstructure, upon the arches, and this is done in the most effectual manner by directing the line of thrust normally to the arch; in some of Smeaton's, and in the early Roman bridges, however, the II . of the great arches are often lightened by the introduction of a small circular arch, which is formed in the masonry of the upper structure. Haunched, ( hanshd, ) p. a. Po e ing haunches. Haunt, (hawnt,) v. a. [Fr. hauter; Armor. hent i, from hent, or hend , a way, a path, a coming.] To frequent; to resort to too much or often, or to be much about; to visit customarily; to come too frequently; to intrude on; to trouble with ince ant visits; to follow importunately. "Celestial Venus haunts Idalia's groves."-Pope. -To frequent or inhabit, as a spectre or apparition; to visit, as a ghost or ira material presence. "Your fates, your furies, and your haunted town."- Pope . -To make a habit of; to practise; to indulge in customarily. -v.n. To be much about; to visit, or be present often. "I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors..."-Shaks. -n. A place to which one frequently resorts; a place much visited or frequented; as, his favorite haunt is the tavern. Haunted, p . a . Customarily visited or resorted to, especially by apparitions; troubled by frequent visits; as, a haunted house.