'Hartford' definitions:

Definition of 'Hartford'

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noun
The state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business [syn: Hartford, capital of Connecticut]

Definition of 'Hartford'

From: GCIDE
  • Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. Vixen.]
  • 1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V. vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V. fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. [1913 Webster]
  • Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The European dragonet. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also Outagamies. [1913 Webster]
  • Fox and geese. (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
  • Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit bat}.
  • Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
  • Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
  • Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
  • Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord, Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the Catawba.
  • Fox hunter. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
  • Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher shark}, under Thrasher.
  • Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
  • Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
  • Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel (Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is more common.
  • Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties.
  • Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk.
  • Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging.
  • Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hartford'

From: GCIDE
  • Hartford \Hart"ford\ (h[aum]rt"f[~e]rd), n. The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large dark-colored berries ripen earlier than those of most other kinds. [1913 Webster]

Hartford, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000) :
2369
Housing Units (2000) :
1121
Land area (2000) :
6.232903 sq. miles (16.143143 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.014327 sq. miles (0.037107 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.247230 sq. miles (16.180250 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33424
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
31.103664 N, 85.694544 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
36344
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, AR -- U.S. city in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
772
Housing Units (2000) :
346
Land area (2000) :
1.806627 sq. miles (4.679141 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.806627 sq. miles (4.679141 sq. km)
FIPS code :
30490
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
35.023358 N, 94.378398 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
72938
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, CT -- U.S. city in Connecticut

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, CT -- U.S. city in Connecticut
Population (2000) :
121578
Housing Units (2000) :
50644
Land area (2000) :
17.305364 sq. miles (44.820685 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.664460 sq. miles (1.720944 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
17.969824 sq. miles (46.541629 sq. km)
FIPS code :
37000
Located within :
Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
Location :
41.762550 N, 72.688587 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
06103 06105 06106 06112 06114 06120
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
412
Housing Units (2000) :
170
Land area (2000) :
0.535699 sq. miles (1.387453 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.535699 sq. miles (1.387453 sq. km)
FIPS code :
34202
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
40.239388 N, 82.687559 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
1545
Housing Units (2000) :
710
Land area (2000) :
3.898056 sq. miles (10.095919 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.014000 sq. miles (0.036260 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.912056 sq. miles (10.132179 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33279
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
38.824498 N, 90.092509 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
62048
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
759
Housing Units (2000) :
282
Land area (2000) :
0.974434 sq. miles (2.523773 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.974434 sq. miles (2.523773 sq. km)
FIPS code :
34680
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.459662 N, 93.402089 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
50118
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
500
Housing Units (2000) :
220
Land area (2000) :
0.376205 sq. miles (0.974367 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.376205 sq. miles (0.974367 sq. km)
FIPS code :
30475
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
38.307866 N, 95.956313 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
66854
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
1844
Housing Units (2000) :
675
Land area (2000) :
1.491185 sq. miles (3.862151 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.491185 sq. miles (3.862151 sq. km)
FIPS code :
27540
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
43.624716 N, 96.945084 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57033
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
2571
Housing Units (2000) :
1165
Land area (2000) :
2.598305 sq. miles (6.729580 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.598305 sq. miles (6.729580 sq. km)
FIPS code :
35020
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
37.450415 N, 86.902026 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
42347
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
Population (2000) :
2476
Housing Units (2000) :
1023
Land area (2000) :
1.371262 sq. miles (3.551551 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.371262 sq. miles (3.551551 sq. km)
FIPS code :
36960
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
42.206140 N, 86.167759 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
49057
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
10905
Housing Units (2000) :
4434
Land area (2000) :
5.989584 sq. miles (15.512951 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.052202 sq. miles (0.135203 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.041786 sq. miles (15.648154 sq. km)
FIPS code :
33000
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
43.318361 N, 88.378808 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
53027
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Hartford -- U.S. County in Connecticut

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Hartford -- U.S. County in Connecticut
Population (2000) :
857183
Housing Units (2000) :
353022
Land area (2000) :
735.439697 sq. miles (1904.779991 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
15.132442 sq. miles (39.192842 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
750.572139 sq. miles (1943.972833 sq. km)
Located within :
Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09
Location :
41.769967 N, 72.715449 W

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