Noah Webster
Hint
HINT, verb transitive To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to allude to; to suggest by a slight intimation.
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.
HINT, verb intransitive To hint at, is to allude to; to mention slightly.
HINT, noun A distant allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a word or two intended to give notice, or remind one of something without a full declaration or explanation.
1. Suggestion.