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Hippe   Listen
noun
Hippe, Hippa  n.  (Zool.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; called also bait bug.






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"Hippe" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Hippe" was a term of endearment, Mrs. Dr. Prague was accustomed to apply to her husband when she wished to be very killing and condescending, ...
— Eventide - A Series of Tales and Poems • Effie Afton

... the astronomer with his instruments, and a sufficient guard, on a small island, that is joined to Motuara at low water, called the Hippa, where there was an old fortified town that the natives had forsaken. Their houses served our people to live in; and, by sinking them about a foot inside, we made them very comfortable. Having done this, we struck our tents on the Motuara, and having removed the ship farther into the cove ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14 • Robert Kerr



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