. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. usedfor weighing grain and other articles. When fullthe trap is opened and the contents allowed to runout Hopple, a mode of fettering the fore-legs ofanimals to prevent them from straying. Hop-Pole, a pole, or upright, set annually in theground at the roots of hoi)-plants for their stemsto twine around. When a hop planlaiiiui is firstmade, as the plants are weak the poles arc notrequh-cd to be more than 5 or 0 feet in length,hut in the third or fourth year they require to be10 or 12 feet in length. Any kind of
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. usedfor weighing grain and other articles. When fullthe trap is opened and the contents allowed to runout Hopple, a mode of fettering the fore-legs ofanimals to prevent them from straying. Hop-Pole, a pole, or upright, set annually in theground at the roots of hoi)-plants for their stemsto twine around. When a hop planlaiiiui is firstmade, as the plants are weak the poles arc notrequh-cd to be more than 5 or 0 feet in length,hut in the third or fourth year they require to be10 or 12 feet in length. Any kind of young treesor saplings may be used as hop-poles ; but themost durable are those of the oak, the ash, thesweet-chestnut, and tlie larch. Hordeine, the starchy matter of barley. Horehound, a wild herb, the Marnihiinn , which has long been a popular remedy inchronic pulmonary complaints, etc. Horizontal Water-Wheel, a wheel (Fig 173)running on a vertical axis, and having radialfloats shaped so as to present a concave and obliquesurface to the stream of water dashed upon them. 273. —Horizontal WATER-Wutr.!.. from a great elevation. This form of wheel isuseful in places svhcre there are not better mechan-ical appliances at hand. Horloger [, a maker or vender of clocksanil watches. Horn |Fr. come: Oer. Horn], a substance toowell known to require any description. The //.of various animals, chiefly those of the ox, cow,bison, buffalo, chamois, antelope, goat, and sheep. HORN 550 HORSE nre manufactured into a great variety of usefulforms. The ninnufarturer first detaches the H. from the bony coreby maccratius tho H. In water for a month or six weeks, whenthe inembrano by whieh the H. is alliichcil to the tore putre-ilcs anil allons the nvo to be separated. The ash of the coresiiiaku eiecllent cnpcls for the assay of (•old and silver. Thesolid tips of the H. arc sawn olf, and arc used for handlesT-t knires, for buttons, etc.; the other portion of ttie cut into short
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