(n) the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest, Syn. battle of Hastings

hustings

(n) the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Beastings

n. pl. See Biestings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beestings

{ } n. pl. [ OE. bestynge, AS. b&ymacr_;sting, fr. b&ymacr_;st, beost; akin to D. biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin. ] The first milk given by a cow after calving. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called biestings. Newton. (1574). [ 1913 Webster ]

Beestings

n. Same as Biestings. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hastings

n. pl. [ From Haste, v. ] Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease. Mortimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hastings sands

(Geol.) The lower group of the Wealden formation; -- so called from its development around Hastings, in Sussex, England. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hustings

n. pl. [ OE. husting an assembly, coucil, AS. h&unr_;sting; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h&unr_;s&unr_;ing; h&unr_;s home + &unr_;ing thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E. thing. See House, and Thing. ] 1. A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant. Mozley & W. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of members of the British Parliament. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly stood in addressing the electors. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When the rotten hustings shake
In another month to his brazen lies. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

テ欄

[テらん, te ran] (n) television listings

ラ欄

[ラらん, ra ran] (n) radio listings

情報誌

[じょうほうし, jouhoushi] (n) listings magazine; information magazine

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Abguss { m } | Abgüsse { pl }; Güsse { pl }