HOSE Man's excuse for wetting the walk.
HOSIERY Woman's excuse for walking in the wet.
HOTEL A place where a guest often gives up good dollars for poor
quarters.
HOUSECLEANING A domestic upheaval that makes it easy for the
government to enlist all the soldiers it needs.
HUG A roundabout way of expressing affection.
HUMOR An outbreak, either of skin or brains frequently branded as
Rash.
HUNGER Ability to eat in a Night Lunch Cart.
HUSBAND The next thing to a wife. From Eng. hussy, woman, and
bond, tie. Tied to a woman.
HYDRANT From Grk. hudros, water, and Eng. ante, to give up.
Something that gives up water. (A good synonym for Dipsomaniac).
HYPOCRITE A horse dealer. From Grk. hippos, horse, and kroteo, to
beat. One who beats you on a horse trade.
Home is where the mortgage is.
I
Aim at a chorus-girl and you may hit a star.--Stage-Door Secrets.
ICE A substance frequently associated with a tumble in winter, a
tumbler in summer, and a skate the year around.
ICEMAN A cool proposition who has Axe-cess to the best families,
makes his Weigh in every home and can take his Pick in the kitchen,
if he leaves his Chips in the street.
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