hink

[Etym. doubtful.] A hook for reaping; a reaping-hook. hin-neỹ, hìn-nỹ (1), s. [HONEY.] 1. Honey. 2. A darling; a pet. IMG:content-1176.png:[blocks in formation] "The pretended jumar is nothing more than a mere hinny."-Bendys he: Blumenbach , p. 79. hìn-nỹ, v. i. [Lat. hinnio.] To neigh, to whinny. hin'-61d, a. [Mod. Lat. hinoideus.] Bot.: The term used when veins proceed entirely from midrib of a leaf, and are parallel and und i vided, as in the Zingiber aces and the Musacese. hint, v. t. & i. [HINT, 8.] A. Trans.: To mention indirectly; to suggest; to allude to; to call to mind by a hint or allusion. B. In trans.: To make an indirect allusion or mention of anything; to touch slightly on a subject; to insinuate; frequently followed by at . IMG:content-1177.jpg:[blocks in formation] "I am no preacher, let this hint suffice." Cowper: Progre of Error, 621. hint'-er, s . [Eng. hint; -er.] One who hints. hin-ter-land, s . [Ger. back-country; hinter = back; land land, country, territory.] Land lying back from the coast; the interior territory of a country. "Sooner or later, it was realized, Port Arthur and the whole Man chur i an hinterland must fall into the hands of Ru ia."-Current History , 2d Quarter, 1898 (Vol. 8, p. 309). hint-ing, pr . par ., a. & s. [HINT, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of giving a hint; a hint; a suggestion. nint-ing-ly, adv. [English hinting; -ly.] In a hinting manner; by hints or suggestions.