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Sulst is the English holster. Souse and housse are both co- 

 verings, and the holster covers the pistol. ITo doubt the French 

 term, as well as the bas Latin, was derived from the Teutonic 

 conquerors of the South. 



Examples : — from proper names. 



Anthony House — Anthony's. Billy Lane H. — Billy's Lane, 

 Who was Billy ? Blunt H.— ? Blunt's. Blake H.— Black H. 

 or Blake's. Bragg H. — ? Bragg's. Burton H. — Burton's. Carr 

 H. — Carr's, or near a carr or swamp. Crook's H. Dunn H. — 

 Dunn's. Friar H. — Friars'. Gawen H. — Gawen's. Henderson's 

 H. Hodge H. — Hodge's. Jock's H. Pearson's H. Eood's 

 H., or Rudd's H., or h. at the rood or cross. Sander's H. Scaife 

 H.— Scaife's. WHson H.— Wilson's. 



Other Examples : — 

 Bail Hill H.— Ban h. q.v. 

 Beck Head H. — h. at top of the beck. 

 Bink H. — h. with a mount at the door. 

 BirkH. — fr. birch. A.-S. 5tr<;e. Bog H. — ^near a bog. q.v. 

 Clint H. — near the Clints. q.v. Close H. — twice. 

 DaleH. — Dale's, or of the dale. Dial H. — with a dial on it. 

 Edge H. — on an edge or ridge. Etherley H. — Adder's Lea h. 

 Fiddler H.— Fiddler's h. 

 Foggerthwaite H. — See Thwaite and Fogger. 

 GHl H.— Gill's H., or h. at the gill. Gill, IS'orth, H.— at the gill. 

 Gordale H. — ^h. at the bloody dale. A.-S. gor, blood. 

 Hawkesley H. — Hawk's lea, A.-S. 

 High H. and Hill H.— h. on a hill. 

 Hope H. — Hope's H., or h. at the hope. 

 Howgill H. — h. of the gill of the hill. A.-S. hou, and Icel. gil. 

 Low H. and Low Wood H. — from situation. 

 Manor Gill H. — h. of the gill of the manor. 

 Mire H. — h. near the mire or moss. 

 Mizzes H. — ? h. of the meas, or open country. 

 Moor H. — of the moor. Moreton H. — h. of the moor tun. 

 Nabb H. — of the hill or promontory. Suio-Goth. nalh ; Icel. 



nabli^ protuberance ; A.-S. nasu, noes. See Nab. 

 New H. and Newsham H. — formerly Neusum. Park H. 



