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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
harry \har"ry\ -ry^, v. t. imp. p. p. harried
-ri^d; p. pr. vb. n. harrying. oe. harwen, herien,
heryoghien, as. hergian to act as an army, to ravage,
plunder, fr. here army; akin to g. heer, icel. herr, goth.
harjis, and lith. karas war. cf. harbor, herald,
heriot.
1913 webster
1. to strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the northmen came
several times and harried the land.
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to harry this beautiful region. --w. irving.
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a red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood
thrush. --j.
burroughs.
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2. to agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --shak.
syn: to ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease;
worry; annoy; harass.
1913 webster
see also:
harried harrying harbor herald heriot
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