Hab`er·dine' (hăb`ẽr*dēn' or hă'bẽr*dĭn) noun [ Dutch abberdaan , labberdaan ; or a French form, confer Old French habordeau , from the name of a Basque district, confer French Labourd , adj. Labourdin. The l was misunder... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/1