Hick.  A country hick; an ignorant clown.  Cant.

Hickenbothom.  Mr. Hickenbothom; a ludicrous name
  for an unknown person, similar to that of Mr. Thingambob. 
  Hickenbothom, i.e. a corruption of the German
  word ickenbaum, i.e. oak tree.

Hickey.  Tipsey; quasi, hickupping.

Hide and seek.  A childish game.  He plays at hide and
  seek; a saying of one who is in fear of being arrested for
  debt, or apprehended for some crime, and therefore does
  not chuse to appear in public, but secretly skulks up and
  down.  See skulk.

Hidebound.  Stingy, hard of delivery; a poet poor in invention,
  is said to have a hidebound muse.

HIGGLEDY piggledy.  Confusedly mixed.

High eating.  To eat skylarks in a garret.

High flyers.  Tories, Jacobites.

High Jinks.  A gambler at dice, who, having a strong
  head, drinks to intoxicate his adversary, or pigeon.

High living.  To lodge in a garret, or cockloft

High pad.  A highwayman.  Cant.

High ropes.  To be on the high ropes; to be in a passion.

High shoon, or clouted shoon.  A country clown.

High water.  It is high water, with him; he is full of
  money.

Highgate.  Sworn at Highgate—­a ridiculous custom formerly
  prevailed at the public-houses in Highgate, to administer
  a ludicrous oath to all travellers of the middling
  rank who stopped there.  The party was sworn on a pair
  of horns, fastened on a stick:  the substance of the oath
  was, never to kiss the maid when he could kiss the mistress,
  never to drink small beer when he could get strong, with
  many other injunctions of the like kind; to all which was
  added the saving cause of “unless you like it best.”  The
  person administering the oath was always to be called
  father by the juror; and he, in return, was to style him
  son, under the penalty of a bottle.

Hike.  To hike off; to run away.  Cant.

Hind leg.  To kick out a hind leg; to make a rustic bow.

HINNEY, my honey.  A north country hinney, particularly
  a Northumbrian:  in that county, hinney is the general
  term of endearment.

History of the four kings, or child’s best guide to
  the gallows.  A pack of cards.  He studies the history
  of the four kings assiduously; he plays much at cards.

Hoaxing.  Bantering, ridiculing.  Hoaxing a quiz; joking
  an odd fellow.  University wit.

Hob, or HOBBINOL, a clown.