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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.
      1913 webster

            to harry this beautiful region.       --w. irving.
      1913 webster

            a red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood
            thrush.                               --j.
                                                  burroughs.
      1913 webster

   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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