Hop back

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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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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