hade

[heyd] /heɪd/

noun

Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.

Mining. the inclination of a vein or seam from the vertical.

verb (used without object), haded, hading.

(of a fault, vein, or seam) to incline from a vertical position.

Origin

1675-85; origin uncertain

Examples from the web for hade

People are madly running against making the money which hade made then live a dull life in lieu of all the money.

British Dictionary definitions for hade

hade

/heɪd/

noun

the angle made to the vertical by the plane of a fault or vein

verb

(obsolete) (intransitive) (of faults or veins) to incline from the vertical

Word Origin

C18: of unknown origin

Word Origin and History for hade

Old English had "person, individual, character, individuality; condition, state, nature; sex, race, family, tribe;" see -hood. Obsolete after 14c. Cognate with Old Saxon hed "condition, rank, Old Norse heiðr "honor, dignity," Old High German heit, Gothic haidus "way, manner."