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Webster 1913 Edition
Hill
Hill
,Noun.
[OE.
hil
, hul
, AS. hyll
; akin to OD. hille
, hil
, L. collis
, and prob. to E. haulm
, holm
, and column
. Cf. 2d Holm
.] 1.
A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain.
Every mountain and
hill
shall be made low. Is. xl. 4.
2.
3.
A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them;
as, a
. hill
of corn or potatoes[U. S.]
Hill ant
(Zool.)
, a common ant (
– Formica rufa
), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests. Hill myna
(Zool.)
, one of several species of birds of India, of the genus
– Gracula
, and allied to the starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words. [Written also
See hill mynah
.] Myna
. Hill partridge
(Zool.)
, a partridge of the genus
– Aborophila
, of which numerous species in habit Southern Asia and the East Indies. Hill tit
(Zool.)
, one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family
Leiotrichidæ
. Many are beautifully colored.Hill
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hilled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hilling
.] To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon;
as, to
. hill
cornShowing them how to plant and
hill
it. Palfrey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hill
HILL
,Noun.
1.
A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence. A hill is less than a mountain, but of no definite magnitude, and is sometimes applied to a mountain. Jerusalem is seated on two hills. Rome stood on seven hills.2.
A cluster of plants, and the earth raised about them; as a hill of maiz or potatoes.HILL
,Verb.
T.
Hilling is generally the third hoeing.
1.
To cover. [L. celo.]