large salamander of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, 1812, supposedly so called for its ugliness. The meaning "reckless debauch, drunken frolic" is from 1889.
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hell
Hell's Kitchen
hellacious
hellbender
hell-bent
hellcat
hellebore
Hellene
Hellenic
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