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Pronunciation : Har"ry
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. harwen, herien, her, AS. hergisn to act as an army, to ravage, plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth. harjis, and Lith. karas war. Gf. Harbor, Herald, Heriot.]
Definition : 1. To strip; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land. To harry this beautiful region. W. Irving. A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush. J. Burroughs.

2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. Shak.

Syn. -- To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.

t.. [imp. & p. p. Harried( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Har"ry
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913