Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at hare-lip.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Hare-Lip.

Examples

  • The third boy, who was called Hare-Lip, slyly deposited a pinch of sand on a mussel the ancient was carrying to his mouth; and when the grit of it bit into the old fellow's mucous membrane and gums, the laughter was again uproarious.

    The Scarlet Plague Jack London 1896

  • Hare-Lip sniffed and sneered and Hoo-Hoo snickered, until Edwin nudged them to be silent.

    Page 4 2010

  • He was forty-six years old when he joined us, and he married the fourth daughter of Isadore and Hale, and his eldest son married your aunt, Hare-Lip, who was the third daughter of Vesta and the Chauffeur.

    Page 2 2010

  • Hare-Lip leaped to his feet, giving a quick glance at the pasturing goats and the afternoon sun.

    Page 5 2010

  • There was the bacillus anthracis; there was the micrococcus; there was the Bacterium termo, and the Bacterium lactis -- that's what turns the goat milk sour even to this day, Hare-Lip; and there were Schizomycetes without end.

    Page 4 2010

  • "You won't make me sit up," Hare-Lip boasted to the would-be medicine-man.

    Page 4 2010

  • Hare-Lip, will do my fighting for me and get my meat for me, and you, Hoo-Hoo, will send the death-stick for me and make everybody afraid.

    Page 4 2010

  • "Calling red scarlet," Hare-Lip sneered, then returned to the attack on

    Page 8 2010

  • Hare-Lip followed, still spluttering and spitting his tale of the white devils 'doings.

    THE DEVILS OF FUATINO 2010

  • "A _Lady's_ a Chauffeur squaw," was the quick reply of Hare-Lip.

    Page 8 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.