halse¹ /höls/ or (Scot and N Eng dialect) hause or hawse /hös/ (obsolete or dialect)

1. The neck
2. The throat
3. A pass, defile, or connecting ridge

To embrace

hauseˈ-bane noun (Scot)

Collarbone

hauseˈ-lock noun (Scot)

The wool of a sheep's neck

halse² /häls or hös/ (obsolete)

To salute, greet

• gag-bits
• gage
• gaged
• G-agents
• gages
• gagged
• gagger
• gaggers
• gagging
• gagging for
• gagging order
• gagging orders
• gaggle
• gaggled
• gaggles
• gaggling
• gagglings
• gaging
• gagman
• gagmen
• gag-rein
• gag-reins
• gags
• gagster
• gagsters