Hepzibah

[ hep-zuh-buh, -suh- ]

/ ˈhɛp zə bə, -sə- /

a female given name.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

Miss Hepzibah took the black-edged letter coolly in her hand, eyed it stolidly for a second, and then laid it on the table.
Thankful Rest|Annie S. Swan
Such a family as we have, and the weakness in Hepzibah's back!
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
There was Miss Hepzibah Toothacre, "pleasant as pie," at the door to welcome back the child.
Little Maid Marian|Amy E. Blanchard
Hepzibah Raymond came in with a bowl of flip—the proper mixture of rum, malt beer, and brown sugar.
Ben Comee|M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan

Hepzibah, however, easily brought it forward again, for it trundled very smooth and noiselessly upon its castors.
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago|E. V. Lucas