Hippocratic 
A sighing respiration, feeble and almost imperceptible 
pulse, the lines of the face hippm-fat < L c. 
The Century, XXIII. 300. 
Hippocratism (hi-pok'ra-tizm), n. [< L. Hippo- 
cmtes (see Hippocratic) + -isi.~] The doctrines 
or system of Hippocrates, who is regarded as 
the founder of the science of medicine. He 
avoided the extremes of empiricism and dogmatism, and 
laid especial stress upon observation and upon attention 
to regimen and diet. 
Hippocrene l hip'o-kren or hip-o-kre'ue), re. [L. 
Hippocrene, < Gr! ixxoKpr/vr/, a'reading, in late 
manuscripts, for IXTTOU npjjfi], the horse's foun- 
tain : IITTCOV, gen. of IHTOC, horse ; Kpqvr], a foun- 
tain.] 1. A spring on Mount Helicon in Bceo- 
tia, sacred to the muses, the waters of which 
are poetically held to possess the power of 
poetic inspiration. 
O for a beaker full of the warm South, 
Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene. 
Keats, Ode to a Nightingale. 
Nor maddening draughts of Hippocrene, 
Like gleams of sunshine, flash between 
Thick leaves of mistletoe. 
Longfellow, Goblet of Life. 
2 (hip-o-kre'ne). [NL.] In zoo'l.: (a) A genus 
of gastropod mollusks. Often, 1817. (6) A ge- 
nus of acalephs. Mertens, 1829. 
hippocrepian (hip-o-kre'pi-an), a. and re. [< 
Gr. iTrjrof, a horse, + Kpj/ms, a boot (shoe).] I. 
o. Like or likened to a horseshoe in shape ; 
hippocrepiform : specifically applied to certain 
ectoproctous Polyzoa which usually have the 
lophophore prolonged into two lobes so as to 
be horseshoe-shaped, as well as to such a loph- 
ophore itself. 
The lophophore resembles that of the hippocrepian Phy- 
lactoUemata in being produced into two arms. 
Huxley, Auat. Invert., p. 396. 
Some of the scars show traces of the hippocrepian mark 
characteristic of Protopteris. 
Damson, Geol. Hist, of Plants, p. 94. 
II. re. A polyzoan having these characteris- 
tics. See Phylactolwmata. 
hippocrepiform (hip-6-krep'i-form), a. [< Hip- 
nocrepis + -form.} Shaped like a horseshoe. 
Hippocrepis (hip-o-kre'pis), n. [NL., < Gr. IJT- 
Trof, horse, + /tp^irif, a boot (shoe).] A small 
genus of trailing or shrubby perennials, of the 
natural order Leguminosa:, with unequally pin- 
nate leaves, umbellate heads of yellow flow- 
ers, which have the stamens free from the vex- 
illum and the anthers uniform, and a sessile, 
many-ovuled ovary with an inflexed style : na- 
tives chiefly of Europe, northern Africa, and 
western Asia; the horseshoe-vetches. H.comota, 
the common horseshoe-vetch, is a native of England, and 
is so named from the shape of its crooked pods. 
hippodamet (hip'o-dam), n. [Misused in Spen- 
ser; the form reflects L. Hippodamus, < Gr. 'ITT- 
aa&ajiaq, the ' horse-tamer,' an epithet of Castor. 
Spenser was probably thinking of hippocampus, 
a sea-monster on which the sea-gods rode.] A 
sea-monster; a sea-horse. 
The raging billowes . . . made a long broad dyke, 
That his [Neptune s| swift charet might have passage wyde 
Which foure great Hippodame/i did draw in temewise tyde. 
Spenser, F. Q., III. xi. 40. 
Hippodameian (hip*o-da-mi'an), a. [(1) < L. 
Hippodamia or Hippodameia, also Hippodame, < 
Gr. 'lirirodafieta or 'iTTTrooa//)?, a fern, name (see 
def. 1), corresponding to 'Iirn-otSa/jof, Hippoda- 
mus; (2) < Gr. 'Imr66a/x>f, a mase. name: see 
def., and cf. hippodame."] 1. Of or pertaining 
to Hippodameia, daughter of CEnomaus, and 
the ancestress of the Atreidffi. She became the 
wife of Pelops as the reward of his victory over her father 
in a chariot-race, which he won by bribing the charioteer 
of CEnomaus. There are various versions of the legend. 
2. Of or pertaining to Hippodamus, a great Mi- 
lesian architect and engineer of the fifth cen- 
tury B. c. 
hippodrome (hip'o-drom), re. [< F. hippodrome 
= Sp. Itipddromo = Pg. hippodromo = It. ippo- 
dromo, * L. hippodromos, < Gr. iinr6dpo/u>(;, a 
race-course, < imros, horse, + dyxtyiof, a course, 
nmning, < Spa^elv, run.] 1. In classical antiq., 
a place, more or less embellished by art, in 
which horse-races and chariot-races were run 
and horses were exercised: sometimes applied 
to a modern circus. 
In a flne lawn below my house, I have planted an hip- 
podrome ; it is a circular plantation, consisting of five 
walks ; the central of which is a horse-course, and three 
rounds make exactly a mile. 
Sunft, Account of Monument to the Memory of Dr. Swift. 
2. In sporting slang, a race or other athletic 
contest in which it is arranged beforehand 
that a certain contestant shall win ; a inock or 
fraudulent race. [U. S.] 
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hippodrome (hip'o-drom), v. i.; pret. and pp. 
hippodromed.ppr.hipjpodTOVifaff. [< hippodrome, 
.] To conduct races, equestrian, pedestrian, 
or aquatic, or other contests, in which the re- 
sult is prearranged by collusion between the 
managers and the contestants, in order to make 
gain through betting, etc. : in allusion to the pre- 
arranged or perfunctory races in a hippodrome 
or circus. [U. S.] 
It is a treat to see the whole-souled energy of the young 
collegians [at foot-ball I, and there never has yet been the 
slur of hipjmdroming cast upon any college contest. 
New York Evening Post, Nov. 4, 1886. 
Hippoglossinae (hip"6-glos-i'ne), n. pi. [NL., < 
alppogliissus + -!;.] A subfamily of pleuro- 
nectoid fishes, comprising species with a large 
mouth, well-developed acute teeth, and both 
the ventrals lateral and nearly equally devel- 
oped. It comprises the halibut and the large- 
mouthed flounders of the northern seas. 
HippogldSSUS (hip-o-glos'us), re. [NL., < Gr. 
iTTTrof, horse, + y'f.uaaa, tongue.] A genus of 
Pleuronectidai, containing the halibut. The 
common halibut is H. vulgaris. Cuvier. See 
cut under halibut. Also written Hypoglossus. 
hippogony (hi-pog'o-ni), re. [< Gr. "ariroc,, horse, 
+ -yovia, production : see -gony.] The pedigree 
or origin of a horse. Davies. [Rare.] 
There was nothing supernatural in Nobs. His hippog- 
ony, even if it had been as the Doctor was willing to have 
it supposed he thought probable, would upon his theoiy 
have been in the course of nature, though not in her usual 
course. Southey, The Doctor, cxliv. 
hippogriff, hippogryph (hip'o-grif), . [< F. 
hippogriffe = Sp. hipogrifo = Pg. hippogrifo = 
It. ippogrifo, < Gr. ZjTTrof, horse, + LL. gryphus 
(Gr. -ypi'ip), a griffin: see griffin."] A fabulous 
creature, like a griffin, but with hoofs and other 
hippophile 
a philter or love-charm ; hence, a love-potion ; 
a philter or charm. Also hippomanes. 2 (hi- 
pom'a-ne). [cap.] [NL.] A genus of plants 
of the natural order Euphoroiacete, charac- 
terized by having small inconspicuous flow- 
ers of separate sexes, borne on long slender 
spikes. The female flowers are few, and placed singly at 
the base of the spike ; the male flowers are in clusters, 
occupying the upper part. 'Ihe male calyx is 2- parted, 
the female 3-parted ; the male contains 2 to 4 stamens 
joined by thin filaments, the female a many -celled ovary 
crowned with from 4 to 8 styles. The fruit is a fleshy yel- 
lowish-green berry. H. VMncinella is the manchineel- 
tree, a native of the West Indies. See manchineel. 
Hippomaneae (hip-o-ma'ue-e), n. pi. [NL., < 
Jlippomane + -CCE.\ A tribe of plants of the 
natural order Euphorbiacece, established by 
Reichenbach in 1828, and typified by the genus 
Hippomanc. It was adopted by Llndley In 1847, who 
gave it the following characters : ovule solitary, flowers 
apetalous in spikes, and bracts 1- to many-dowered. Not 
employed by Bentham and Hooker, who place the genus 
Hippomane in the tribe Crotonece. 
hippomanest (hi-pom'a-nez), re. Same as hippo- 
mane, 1. 
The shepherd knows it well, and calls by name 
Hippo-manes to note the mother's flame ; 
This, gather'd in the planetary hour 
With noxious weeds, and spell'd with words of pow'r, 
Dire stepdames in the magick bowl infuse. 
Drydcn, tr. of Virgil's Georgics, iii. 446. 
Hipponactean (hip"o-nak-te'an), a. and re. [< 
LL. hipponacteus, < Gr. 'I^TTUVOKTCIOC: (as n. TO 
'IinruvaKTeiov, so. /itTpov), pertaining to Hippo- 
nax, < 'Ijrmjvaf (-VOKT-), a Greek poet, lit. 'horse- 
ruler,' < OTTTOC, horse, 4- avalj , ruler, king.] I. a. 
1. Of or pertaining to Hipponax of Ephesus 
(sixth century B. c.), a Greek writer of iambic 
poetry, who was celebrated for his invective 
poems. 2. In awe. pros., an epithet noting cer- 
tain meters invented or introduced into Greek 
literature by Hipponax Hipponactean distich, 
Hipponactean system, a distich consisting of a trochaic 
dimeter and an iambic trimeter, both catalectic. Hip- 
ponactean meter, Hipponactean verse, (a) A tro- 
chaic tetrameter catalectic, the next to the last time or 
syllable of which is long instead of short ( w w | w 
o | ^ c | -), called on account of this intentional 
violation of rhythm scazon (halting or limping). See 
scazon. (b) An iambic trimeter acatalectic, of the kind 
called scazon and choliambus (literally, lame iambus), be- 
cause the next to the last time or syllable is long instead 
of being short, as required by rhythm (thus, c w - | a 
w_| --- w). 
II. re. In anc. pros., a Hipponactean meter 
or verse. 
(hip"o-no-soro-ji), . [< Gr. "nr- 
. nosology, q. v.] Hippopathol- 
f, horse, 
Hippogriff. (After Tiepolo and Ingres.) 
parts resembling a horse, apparently invented, 
in imitation of Pegasus, by the romancers of the 
middle ages, and furnished to their heroes as a 
means of transportation through the air. 
So saying, he caught him up, and, without wing 
Of hippogrif, bore through the air sublime. 
Milton, P. R., it. 542. 
It reminded me of the Magician Atlantes on his hippo- 
griff, with a knight trussed up behind him. 
Scott, Redgauntlet, letter iv. 
hippogriffin (hip-o-grif 'in), n. Same as hippo- 
ffffff- 
hippogryph, n. See hippogriff. 
hippolith (hip'o-lith), n. [< Gr. lirirof, horse, + 
'/.itiof, stone.] A stone found in the stomach or 
intestines of a horse. Smart. 
hippologist (hi-pol'o-jist), n. [< hippology + 
-int.'] One who studies hippology. 
Bourgelat, an advocate at Lyons and a talented hippol- 
ogiel, through his influence witli Bertin, prime minister 
under Louis XV., was the first to induce the Government 
to establish a veterinary school. JSncyc. Brit., XXIV. 198. 
hippology (hi-pol'o-ji), n. [< Gr. imror,, horse, 
+ -Aoyia, < "Kiyuv, speak: see -ology.~\ The sci- 
entific study of the horse. 
The student [in the Leavenworth Cavalry School! is ex- 
pected to complete a course of llilitary Art, including 
. . , field service, equitation, and hippology. 
Harper's Mag., LXXVI. 792. 
hippomanet (hip'o-man), re. [< F. hippomane 
= Sp. hipomanes = Pg. hippomaiies = It. ip- 
fomane, < L. hippomanes, < Gr. tTriro/javcf, an 
Arcadian plant, appar. of the spurge kind, of 
which horses were supposed to be madly fond, 
or which made them mad ; also, a small black 
fleshy substance on the forehead of a new-born 
foal, or a mucous humor that flows from a mare 
in heat, used as a philter; < lirtrof, horse, -I- /tavia. 
madness. /talveaBai, be mad.] 1. A substance 
obtained from a mare or foal, used anciently as 
,gy- 
hippopathological (hip-o-path-o-loj'i-kal), a. 
Pertaining to hippopathology. 
hippopathology (hip"o-pa-thol'o-ii), re. [< Gr. 
iTTffof, horse, + E. pathology, q. v.] The pathol- 
ogy of the horse; the science of veterinary 
medicine. 
Hippophae (hi-pofa-e), w . [NL., < L. hippo- 
pliaes, < Gr. mirotyais, a plant, Euphorbia spinosa 
(Sprengel), found also in other forms, iinroQcaf, 
OTTro^ayff, and imroQvef, and (perhaps a diff. 
plant) (JT7rod<KoTov ; < (Trvrof, horse, + <j>aivea6ai, 
shine (or Qveiv, produce). The allusion is not 
clear.] A monotypic genus of shrubby plants, 
of the natural order Elceagnacea:, confined to 
temperate Europe and Asia ; the sallow-thorns. 
H. rhamnoides (the common sallow-thorn or sea-buck- 
thorn), the only species, growing on the coasts and Alpine 
rivers of Europe, is a thorny shrub, preferring a sandy soil, 
but sometimes found on cliffs near the sea. It is occasion- 
ally cultivated in gardens, on account of its silvery leaves, 
which are linear-lanceolate. The berries, which are pro- 
duced in great abundance, are yellow, contain one seed, and 
have an acid flavor. A fish -sauce is sometimes prepared 
from them, and the Tatars are said to make a Jelly from 
them. Leaves and fruit of two extinct species of Hip- 
pophae have been found in a fossil state in the Miocene 
lignites of Hesse at Salzhausen. 
hippophagi (hi-pof'a-ji), n.pl. [ML., pi. of hip- 
pophagus: eeeliippophagous.] Eaters of horse- 
flesh; specifically, a name given by Ptolemy to 
certain nomads, Scythians in central Asia and 
Sarmatians northeast of the Caspian sea, who 
fed on horse-flesh. 
hipppphagist (hi-pof'a-jist), re. [< hippophagy 
+ -ixt.~\ One who eats horse-flesh. 
hippophagous (hi-pof 'a-gus), a. [< ML. hippo- 
phagns (in pi. hippophagi, q. v.), < Gr. Jjriro^d- 
yof (Ptolemy), eating horses (see hippophagi), < 
Zn-TTOf, horse, + tyayelv, eat.] Feeding on horse- 
flesh. 
hippophagy (hi-pof'a-ji), . [= F. hippophagie ; 
as hiiipopliag-ous + -?/.] The act or practice of 
feeding on horse-flesh. 
hippophile (hip'o-fil), n. [< Gr. "mirof, horse, 
+ i/iiZof, loving.] A horse-lover; one who is 
addicted to horses ; a horse-fancier. 
