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huer

(ˈhjuːə)
n
1. (Fishing) a person who stood on a cliff during herring-fishing in order to signal to the fisherman at sea which way shoals of herrings or sardines passed
2. (Hunting) archaic a person employed to rouse or drive deer by shouting or making a noise
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Les tambouilles televisuelles sont telles qu'on a envie, par moments, de huer a tue-tete et tempeter ce maudit ecran a souhait.
In naming it Landmark of the Year - beating runner-up Huer's Hut in Cornwall - one of the judges, presenter and historian Eleanor Barraclough, said: "Hadrian's Wall isn't just one of the most important historical structures in Britain, it's also the one with the most stunning natural setting."
The region also has a third tilt at an award with Hadrian's Wall being shortlisted in the Britain's Best Landmark category, along with Dunluce Castle, Antrim; Huer's Hut, Cornwall; Nine Standards Rigg, Cumbria and Pakenham Water Mill, Suffolk.
The doctorate was awarded to Shaikh Mohammad during a meeting with the university delegation headed by Professor Dr Helmut Huer, Chancellor of the University, in London.
Jiawei Shi, (1) Xianmei Wang (iD), (1) and Huer Xiao (2)
Increasingly, parents are also reported to influence assistive technology adoption and usage (Bausch & Ault, 2008; Hourcade, Parette, & Huer, 1997).
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Chinese American families expressed mostly concerns regarding social stigma (Parette, Chuang, & Huer, 2004) and 'losing face' ('face' means respectability and/or deference) (Ho, 1976).
Until the early 20th century, the port was famous for pilchards and there is a "Huer's Hut" above the harbour from which a lookout would cry "Hevva!" to call out the fishing fleet when pilchard shoals were spotted.