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Hop back
(gcide) | Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
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2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
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3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
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Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and
Trifolium procumbens).
Hop flea (Zool.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna),
very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zool.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora
interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does
great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a
European species (Ostrya vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zool.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia
trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.
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Hop back
(gcide) | Back \Back\, n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bag, bak a bark, D. bak tray,
bowl.]
1. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by
brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and
others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot
glue, etc.
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Hop back, Jack back, the cistern which receives the
infusion of malt and hops from the copper.
Wash back, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to
form wash.
Water back, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a
small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes
set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which
water circulates and is heated.
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2. A ferryboat. See Bac, 1.
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