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hobechi, v. t., to steam; to make a 

 steam; to sweat in order to cure dis- 

 ease as was often done by the Choc- 

 taw doctors after this manner: herbs 

 and roots were collected and boiled in an 

 iron pot, a hole was dug in the ground 

 large and deep enough to admit the 

 pot, which having been done, a cover 

 of wicker work was laid over it. The 

 patient lay down over this pot, covered 

 himself with blankets, and took the 

 steam, ilehobechi, v. ref., to steam one- 

 self. 



hobechi, n., one who applies steam; one 

 who steams. 



hobechi, n., a steaming. 



hobi, v. t. (pp., holbi), to boil whole, as 

 eggs with the shell on, potatoes, chest- 

 nuts, corn on the ear, beans in the 

 pod; to foment. 



hochaffo, v. a. i., to starve; to hunger. 



hochaffo, hohchaffo, a., hungry; hoh- 

 chaffo fehna, very hungry. 



hochaffo, hohchafo (Matt. 12:1), ho- 

 cha n ffo, v. n., to be hungry; hochaiyafo. 



hochaffo, n., hunger; hohchafo, famine, 

 2 Sam. 24: 13. 



hochaffo, v. a. i., to hunger. 



hochaffo, pp., starved. 



hochaffochi, v. t., to starve; to distress 

 by famine. 



hochaffochi, n., one that distresses by 

 famine; one that starves others. 



hochaffochit abi, v. t., to starve; to kill 

 with hunger; hochaffochit abit tali, to 

 starve all to death. 



hochaffot illi, v. a. i., to die with hunger; 

 to starve to death. 



hochaffot illi, pp., dead with hunger; 

 starved to death. 



hocheto, hochito, a. pi., large; big; 

 great; huge; vast; immense; stupen- 

 dous. 



hocheto, v. n., to be large. 



hocheto, n. pi., greatness; great ones. 



hochetochi, v. t., to cause to be large. 



hochetochi, n., an enlarger. 



hochetoli, v. t., to make large, loud, 

 or great; to enlarge; to increase. 



hochetoli, n., an enlarger; enlargers; 

 those who make large. 



hochifo, hochefo, hohchifo, v. t., to 

 name; to call; to denominate; to en- 

 title; to specify; to style; to term; 



hochinfo, hochihinfo, hochiefo, Matt. 1 : 21, 

 22, 23; 10: 25; John 1: 42. 



hochifo, n., a name, Matt. 6: 9; a de- 

 nomination; a character; a label; a 

 style; a title; JiohcJrifo ash illi, ilap at illi 

 keyu, this character is dead, he is not 

 dead; yqmma hohchifo hon, his name, 

 Matt. 12: 21. 



hochifo, hohchifo, pp., named, Matt. 

 9: 9; called; denominated; entitled; la- 

 beled; styled; termed, John, 3: 1; Hi 

 hochifo, named after another person. 



hochifo, hochefo, n., anamer; a denom- 

 inator. 



hochifo bieka, a., nominal. 



hochifo holisso takali, pp., enrolled. 



hochifo holisso takalichi, v. t., to en- 

 roll ; n. , a signer. 



hochifo iksho, a., unnamed; without 

 name; nameless; anonymous. 



hochifo iktakalo, a., anonymous; not 

 labeled. 



hochifo ishi, v. t., to list. 



hochifo okpulo, n., a by-name; a nick- 

 name; a bad name. 



hochifo takali, n., a signature. 



hochifo takali, pp., labeled; having the 

 name entered; named; signed; listed. 



hochifo takali, v. a. i., to list. 



hochifo takalichi, v. t., to label; to en- 

 ter the name; to sign the name; to sub- 

 scribe. 



hochifo takalichi, n., a subscriber. 



hochifochi, ahochifochi, v. t., to cause 

 to name; to name, Josh. 19: 47. 



hochito, see hocheto. 



hochitolit holissochi, v. t., to engross. 



hochitot holisso, pp., engrossed. 



hochu n a n lhto, see hoshii n aialhto. 



hochukbi, hichukbi, n., a natural pit; 

 a hole; a cave; a cavern. 



hochukma, a. pi., good; excellent; pleas- 

 ant; agreeable, Josh. 5: 2; achukma, 

 sing., which see, Matt. 5: 16; 6: 28; 

 13: 45; na hochukma, good things, Matt. 

 7: 11; liochankma, thegood, Matt. 13: 45. 



hochukma, hochu n kma, v. n., to be 

 good; hochuyukma, pro. form. 



hochukma, v. a. i., to do well; to do 

 good; to act good, as hashhochukma. 



hochukma, n., goodness; excellencies. 



hochukmalechi, v. t. pi., to repair them; 

 to make them good. 



hochukmalechi, n. pi., repairers. 



