hɔ:nt v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (of a ghost)
visit (a place) regularly, usu. reputedly giving signs of
its presence. 2 tr. (of a
person or animal)
frequent or be persistently in (a place). 3 tr. (of a
memory etc.) be persistently in
the mind of. 4 intr. (foll. by
with, in) stay habitually. --n. 1 (often in pl.) a
place frequented by a person. 2 a place frequented by animals,
esp.
for food and drink. øøhaunter n. [ME f. OF hanter f. Gmc]