harrier

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  1. noun One that harries.
  2. noun Any of various slender, narrow-winged hawks of the genus Circus, such as the marsh hawk, that prey on small animals.
  3. noun Any of a breed of small hounds originally used in hunting hares and rabbits.
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  • The pattern reminded her of her childhood on the Eastern Shore, of standing at the edge of a marsh, binoculars in hand, hoping for a harrier, with the silver gleam of sun on water almost painful to the eye. —  Asimov'sSF,August2006
  • Of the northern harrier, "I've seen them out at Westlake near the Kroger," he said. —  The Roanoke Times: Home page
  • The propellers do not force enough air over the wings for the plane to take off, if that were the case a plane could hover in midair with the wings horizontal to the ground, (forget the harrier or biplanes flown slowly, tilted near vertical, with the engines running full throttle, not relevant). —  Time Warp Latest Posts
  • On Wednesday morning, a shot marsh harrier was also brought to birdlife from Gozo.
  • You ever wonder why the harrier isn't always on TV? —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
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  1. Sense 2, alteration (influenced by harry) of obsolete harrower, from harrow2.
  2. Middle English hairer, eirer, possibly alteration (influenced by hair, hare, hare) of Old French errier, wanderer, from errer, to wander; see err.

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  1. from hare + -ier.
  2. from harry + -er. Cf. harrower.
 

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