hamousadj.
/ˈheɪməs/ ? Obsolete.1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 256 A hamous crooked little fang.
= hamose adj.
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1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 6 Hamous, or hooked particles.
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adj.1665- to pass the muster
- to pass the musters
- to pass the picks
- to pass the pikes
- to pass the press
- to pass the rubicon
- to pass the seals
- to pass the time of day
- to pass the word
- to pass through
- to pass through a phase
- to pass through the eye of a a needle's eye
- to pass through the eye of a needle
- to pass through the mill
- to pass through the pikes
- to pass to account
- to pass to god
- to pass to heaven
- to pass to one's account
- to pass to one's reward
- to pass under
- to pass under the spear
- to pass under the yoke
- to pass understanding
- to pass up