Definition of hire

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Hire (n.) To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time..

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Coble :: Coble (n.) A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England..
Charwoman :: Charwoman (n.) A woman hired for odd work or for single days.
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage..
Tack :: Tack (v. t.) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease..
Prostitute :: Prostitute (n.) A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to infamous employments for hire.
Shire :: Shire (n.) A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire..
Hire :: Hire (n.) To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate..
Hire :: Hire (n.) To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his time..
Sea Fennel :: Sea fennel () Samphire.
Job :: Job (v. i.) To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
Gem :: Gem (n.) A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel..
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire; as, a cab stand..
Bondmaid :: Bondmaid (n.) A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant..
Latreutical :: Latreutical (a.) Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering; assisting.
Course :: Course (v. i.) To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire..
Affreight :: Affreight (v. t.) To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight..
Camphire :: Camphire (n.) An old spelling of Camphor.
Hireless :: Hireless (a.) Without hire.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present generally used in the plural. See Wages.
Blond Metal :: Blond metal () A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools..
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