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These terms are from the FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus (Forum on Information Standards in Heritage - FISH).

Term Scope note Term type SENESCHAL URI Other URI
HOME GUARD STORE Place for the Home Guard to store equipment and amunition, either structural or subterranean during the defence of Britain. Preferred term 141944 -
Home Office Narrow term 92254 -
HOMELESS HOSTEL A place where the homeless are accommodated, permanently or temporarily. Preferred term 71862 -
HOMESTEAD A small settlement, usually consisting of one dwelling with ancillary buildings. Preferred term 70833 -
Homestead Moat Narrow term 70962 -
HOMOEOPATHIC HOSPITAL A hospital where more 'natural' means of treatment are used rather than conventional methods. Preferred term 92255 -
Hone Narrow term - -
HONEY A sweet fluid substance, the nectar of flowers, gathered and worked up for food by insects such as bees. Preferred term 145061 -
HOOD (CLOTHING) A head cover which can be attached to a piece of outerwear, eg a coat, or can be separate. Preferred term 100052 -
HOOD (HAWKING) The hood used to completely cover a hawk's head. Preferred term 100051 -
Hood Mould Narrow term 138869 -
HOOK An object which has been bent and angled from which something else can be caught or suspended. Preferred term 96274 -
HOOKED TAG A garment hook having a flat plate, often decorated, with two or more holes for attachment and a hooked projection. The term is often used for early Medieval examples. Preferred term 96642 -
HOOP HOUSE A building in which hoops (for masts) were heated. Preferred term 92256 -
HOOTER A steam whistle or siren used for signalling purposes. Preferred term 71595 -
HOP BARN A barn used to store hops. Preferred term 92257 -
HOP EXCHANGE A commercial building used primarily as a trading place for breweries and hop merchants. Preferred term 92258 -
HOP GARDEN A piece of land used for the cultivation of hops. Preferred term 68642 -
Hop House Narrow term 92259 -
HOP KILN A kiln for drying hops in a brewery or maltings complex, as distinct from the OASTHOUSES found on farms. Preferred term 68563 -
HOP STORE A place where hops are stored. Preferred term 71439 -
Hop Yard Narrow term 70964 -
HOPPER A funnel-like container from which grain or other material is fed to a grinding mechanism below. Preferred term 139514 -
Hopper Narrow term - -
HOPPER BARGE A vessel used to carry away mud etc from a dredging machine and discharging it elsewhere. Preferred term - -
HOPPER DREDGER A dredger which can act as its own hopper and can thus transport the mud which it picks up to dump it at the desired place. Preferred term - -
HOPPERS HUT A hut provided as accommodation for hop pickers and may also be know as a Hop Pickers' Hut Preferred term 142084 -
HOPS Conelike spikes of the hop plant used in the brewing industry to give a bitter flavour to beer and malt liquors. Preferred term 83817 -
HOPSCOTCH COURT A specially marked ground used by children for the game of hopscotch. Preferred term 92260 -
HORIZONTAL AIR MILL A type of tower mill, either with turbine-type sails able to take wind from any direction, or with sails working with shrouds to direct wind from one direction. The sails directly drove millstones set beneath them. Preferred term 69310 -

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