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                  Ha He Hi Ho Hy
                  Hab Hal Ham Has

                  habit and repute

                  the Scottish legal terms for what is common knowledge or generally accepted by people as a fact; usually applied to one way in which a marriage could be recognised, which was by two people living together and being commonly looked on by others as being man and wife; can also be applied to a someone having the reputation of being a thief.