HECTORS

Verb

hectors

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hector

Anagrams

• Troches, orchets, rochets, rotches, scoreth, tochers, torches, troches

Source: Wiktionary


HECTOR

Hec"tor, n. Etym: [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of Priam.]

Definition: A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.

Hec"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hectored; p. pr. & vb. n. Hectoring.]

Definition: To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying. Dryden.

Hec"tor, v. i.

Definition: To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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