Definition: A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line
which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is
carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word;
as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate
the syllables of words.
Definition: To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words
or the parts of a word.
