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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Hip
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(T) (From O. Eng. hype, a word common in various forms to many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch heup, and Ger. Hiifte), the projecting part of the body formed by the top of the thighbone and the side of the pelvis, in quadrupeds generally known as the haunch (see Joints). (2) (0. Eng. heope, from same root as M.H. Ger. hiefe, a thorn-bush), the fruit of the dog-rose (Rosa canina); " hips" are usually joined with "haws," the fruit of the hawthorn.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hip'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/hip.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hip'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/hip.html. 1910.