Hatch
- Hatch
- Hatch Hatch, v. t. [OE. hacchen, hetchen; akin to G. hecken,
Dan. hekke; cf. MHG. hagen bull; perh. akin to E. hatch a
half door, and originally meaning, to produce under a hatch.
[root]12.]
1. To produce, as young, from an egg or eggs by incubation,
or by artificial heat; to produce young from (eggs); as,
the young when hatched. --Paley.
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As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them
not. --Jer. xvii.
11.
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For the hens do not sit upon the eggs; but by
keeping them in a certain equal heat they [the
husbandmen] bring life into them and hatch them.
--Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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2. To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, and bring into
being; to originate and produce; to concoct; as, to hatch
mischief; to hatch heresy. --Hooker.
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Fancies hatched
In silken-folded idleness. --Tennyson.
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Hatch — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Carl Hatch (1889–1963), US amerikanischer Politiker Edwin Hatch (1835–1899), englischer Theologe und Septuagintaforscher Herschel H. Hatch (1837–1920), US amerikanischer Politiker Israel T. Hatch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hatch — hatch·abil·i·ty; hatch·able; hatch; hatch·er; hatch·ery; hatch·ery·man; hatch·ett·ine; hatch·et·to·lite; hatch·ite; hatch·ling; hatch·man; hatch·ment; nut·hatch; quick·hatch; hatch·el; hatch·et; hatch·ett·ite; hatch·mind·er; hatch·way·man; … English syllables
Hatch — may refer to:* Hatching, also called cross hatching , an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects using closely spaced parallel lines * Hatching, the emergence of a young animal from an egg * A trapdoor, also called a hatch, a… … Wikipedia
Hatch — Hatch, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[ a]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck}, {Hack} a frame.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hatch — Hatch, NM U.S. village in New Mexico Population (2000): 1673 Housing Units (2000): 635 Land area (2000): 3.097088 sq. miles (8.021422 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.097088 sq. miles (8.021422… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
hatch — Ⅰ. hatch [1] ► NOUN 1) a small opening in a floor, wall, or roof allowing access from one area to another. 2) a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine. ● down the hatch Cf. ↑down the hatch ORIGIN Old … English terms dictionary
Hatch — Hatch, v. t. To close with a hatch or hatches. [1913 Webster] T were not amiss to keep our door hatched. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hatch, NM — U.S. village in New Mexico Population (2000): 1673 Housing Units (2000): 635 Land area (2000): 3.097088 sq. miles (8.021422 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.097088 sq. miles (8.021422 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Hatch, UT — U.S. town in Utah Population (2000): 127 Housing Units (2000): 81 Land area (2000): 0.269264 sq. miles (0.697390 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.269264 sq. miles (0.697390 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
hatch´el|er — hatch|el «HACH uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. a comb used in cleaning flax or hemp. –v.t. 1. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. 2. Figurative. to annoy; torment. Also … Useful english dictionary
