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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Harry \Har"ry\ (-r[y^]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Harried} (-r[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harrying}.] [OE. harwen, herien, her[yogh]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. 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. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --Shak.
Syn: To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease; worry; annoy; harass.
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