harman

(hiir’man), x. [See harman-beak, bech- harman.) 1. pl. The stocks. Hall i well. To put our stamps [legs] in the Harmans. Dekker, quoted in N, and Q., 7th ser., VII. 230, 2. A constable. [Cant.] The worst have an awe of the harman’s claw, And the best will avoid the trap. Bulwer, The Disowned, ii. harman-beakt, harman-beckt (hiir’man-bék, -bek),n. Same as beck-harman. Scott. [Thieves’ cant. | harmattan (hir-mat’an),». [Ar.name,] An intensely dry land-wind felt on the coast of Africa between Cape Verd and Cape Lopez. It prevails at intervals during December, January, and February, and is charged with a thick dust which obscures the sun; it withers vegetation and dries up the skin of the human body. During the prevalence of the harmattan the middle of the day is characterized by great heat, while the nights are unusually cool. Also spelled hermit an. The hot Harmattan wind had raged itself out; its howl went silent within me; and the long deafened soul could now hear. Carlyle, Sartor Resartus. The harmattan is known to raise clouds of dust high into the atmosphere. Darwin, Voyage of Beagle, I. 6, harmonic harmel (hiir’mel),». [