118 Contributions towards a Wiltshire Glossary. 
Heal, Hele. Of seeds, to cover or earth over (D.); Heeld, Yeeld 
(Great Estate, ch. 8). When the ground is dry and hard, and the wheat 
when sown does not sink in and get covered up at once, it is said not to 
heal well, and requires harrowing. N.W. 
Healded. Of an oven, thoroughly warmed. S.W. 
Heave, Eve. Of hearthstones, ete., to sweat or become damp on the surface 
in dry weather, a sign of coming change and wet. N. & S.W. 
Heavy (pronounced Heevy). Of weather, damp. N.W. 
Heaver. Part of the old-fashioned winnowing tackle. N.W. 
*Hecth. Height. (A.) 
Hedge-carpenter. A professional maker and repairer of rail fences, ete. 
(Gamekeeper at Home, ch. 3.) NeW 
Hedge-hog. The prickly seed-vessel of Ranunculus arvensis, L., Corn 
Buttercup. (Great Estate, ch. 7.) N.W. 
Hedge-pick, Hedge-speiik. See Sloe. N.W. 
Heft. (1) x. The weight of anything as poised in the hand. (A.B.) N.& S.W. 
(2) w. To weigh or test weight in the hand (A.B.), to lift. N. &S.W. 
Hele, Hill. To pour out (A.B.H.), to serve out or dispense. S.W. 
Hen-and-Chicken. (1) Sazxifraga umbrosa, L., London Pride. N.W. 
(2) Sazxifraga sarmentosa, L., from its mode of growth. N.W. 
Hen-hussey. A meddlesome woman. N.W. 
*Herence. Hence. (A.B.) 
Hereright. (1) On the spot, immediately (A.B.), the only use in N.W. 
*(2) Hence (A.), probably a mistake. 
Het. “A main het o’ coughing,” a fit of coughing. S.W. 
Hicketty. Hacking, asacough. S.W. Hacketty. N.W. 
Hidlock. “In hidlock,” in concealment. Akerman, by some mistake, treats 
this as verb instead of noun. N.W. 
Hike. To hook or catch. ‘I hiked my foot in a root.” N.W. 
Hike off. To decamp hastily, to slink off (A.B.), usually used in a bad 
sense. N.W. 
Hill-trot. Apparently a corruption of Eltrot. 
(1) Heracleum Sphondylium, L., Cow-parsnip. S.W. 
* (2) Cnanthecrocata, L., Water Hemlock. S.W. (Charlton and Barford.) 
Hilp. Fruit of the sloe. Hilp-wine. Sloe-wine. N.W. 
Hilt. A young sow kept for breeding. (A.) N.W. (Clyffe Pypard.) 
Hinge, Henge. The heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or pig. (A.B.) N. 
& SW. 
