define([], function() {

  /**
   * Checks if `value` is a host object in IE < 9.
   *
   * @private
   * @param {*} value The value to check.
   * @returns {boolean} Returns `true` if `value` is a host object, else `false`.
   */
  var isHostObject = (function() {
    try {
      Object({ 'toString': 0 } + '');
    } catch(e) {
      return function() { return false; };
    }
    return function(value) {
      // IE < 9 presents many host objects as `Object` objects that can coerce
      // to strings despite having improperly defined `toString` methods.
      return typeof value.toString != 'function' && typeof (value + '') == 'string';
    };
  }());

  return isHostObject;
});