HARRY

harry. Harry, v.t. to teaze, ruffle, daunt, plunder, rob

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Har″ry (–ry̆), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harried (–rĭd); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrying.] [[OE. harwen, herien, her”ien, 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.]] 1. 1. To strip; to pillage; 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. 2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. Shak.
Syn. — To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.