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Hellbender

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• Hell-bender

  [hel-ben-der] /ˈhɛlˌbɛn dər/ noun 1. a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head. 2. Informal. a reckless or headstrong person. /ˈhɛlˌbɛndə/ noun 1. a very large dark grey aquatic salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, with internal gills: inhabits rivers in E and central US: […]

• Hellbent

  [hel-bent] /ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/ adjective 1. stubbornly or recklessly determined. 2. going at terrific speed. adverb 3. in a hellbent manner; with reckless determination; at full speed. /ˌhɛlˈbɛnt/ adjective 1. (informal) (postpositive) and foll by on. strongly or rashly intent adj. also hell-bent, 1835, U.S., originally slang, from hell + bent (1).

• Hell-bent

  [hel-bent] /ˈhɛlˌbɛnt/ adjective 1. stubbornly or recklessly determined. 2. going at terrific speed. adverb 3. in a hellbent manner; with reckless determination; at full speed. /ˌhɛlˈbɛnt/ adjective 1. (informal) (postpositive) and foll by on. strongly or rashly intent adj. also hell-bent, 1835, U.S., originally slang, from hell + bent (1). adjective Strongly determined; recklessly eager: […]

• Hell-bent-for-leather

  Related Terms hell-for-leather adverb Rapidly and energetically; all-out, flat out: Frank and Pat had gone hell-for-leather over this territory [1889+; origin unknown; perhaps related to British dialect phrases go hell for ladder, hell falladerly, hell faleero, and remaining mysterious even if so, although the leather would then be a very probable case of folk etymology […]

• Hellbox

  [hel-boks] /ˈhɛlˌbɒks/ noun, Printing. 1. (def 9).

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