HASTINGS

Hastings, battle of Hastings

(noun) 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

Hastings

(noun) a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place

Hastings, Thomas Hastings

(noun) United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hastings pl (plural only)

Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.

Anagrams

• stashing, tingshas

Etymology

Proper noun

Hastings

A place name, including

A town and borough in East Sussex, England.

A city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

A city, the county seat of Barry County, Michigan, United States.

A city, the county seat of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States located in Dakota County and Washington County.

A city, the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States.

A habitational surname.

A patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• stashing, tingshas

Source: Wiktionary


Has"tings, n. pl. Etym: [From Haste, v.]

Definition: Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease. Mortimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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