1890. Illustrations, p. 158. The former occupant was what is known as a hatter, i.e., a digger living by himself.
1890. Marriott Watson, Broken Billy. He was looked upon as a hatter, that is to say, a man who has lived by himself until his brain has been turned.
Who's your hatter? phr. (streets).—A catch-cry long out of vogue.
Mad as a hatter, phr. (colloquial).—Very mad.
1863. Marshall [Title, of a farce]. Mad as a Hatter.
Hat-trick, subs. (cricket).—Taking
three wickets with three consecutive
balls: which feat is held to
entitle the bowler to a new hat at
the cost of the club.
1888. Sportsman, 28 Nov. Mr. Absolom has performed the hat trick twice, and at Tufnell Park he took four wickets with four balls.
1892. Cassell's Sat. Jour. 21 Sept., p. 13, c. 2. On one occasion I succeeded in doing the hat trick.
1892. Woolwich Polytechnic Mag., 20 May. Three of these wickets were taken in succession, thus accomplishing the hat-trick.
Hat-work, subs. (journalists').—Hack
work; such stuff as may be
turned out by the yard without
reference to quality.
1888. H. Rider Haggard, Mr. Meeson's Will, c. 1. And five-and-twenty tame authors (who were illustrated by thirteen tame artists) sat—at salaries ranging from one to five hundred a year—in vault-like hutches in the basement, and week by week poured out that hat-work for which Meeson's was justly famous.
Haulable, adj. (University).—Used
of a girl whose society
authorities deem undesirable for
the men: e.g., she's haulable
= a man caught with her will be
proctorised.
Haul-bowline, subs. (nautical).—A
seaman. For synonyms, see
Strawyarder.
Haul-devil, subs. (common).—A
clergyman. For synonyms, see
Devil-dodger and Sky-pilot.
Haul Devil, Pull Baker. See Devil.
Haut-boy (or Ho-boy), subs.
(American).—A night scavenger;
a jakesman or gold-finder
(q.v.).
Have, subs. (common).—1. A
swindle; a take-in (q.v.); a do
(q.v.). For synonyms, see Sell.
2. in. pl. (common).—The moneyed classes; as opposed to the Have-nots, their antipodes.
1893. National Observer, Feb. 25, ix., 357. A body whose policy is to make the Have-nots as comfortable and objectionable as possible at the cost in coin and comfort of the Haves.
3. (in. pl.) subs. (Winchester College).—Half-boots. Pronounced H[=a]ves.
Is that a Catch or a Have? verb. phr. (vulgar).—A formula of acknowledgment that the speaker has been 'had.' [If the person addressed be unwise enough to answer with a definition, the instant retort is 'Then you catch (or have, as the case may be) your nose up my arse.']
Verb (colloquial).—1. To cheat; to take-in; to do. See Be.
1805. G. Harrington, New London Spy (4th Ed.) p. 26. Ten to one but you are had, a cant word they make use of, instead of saying, as the truth is, we have cheated him.
