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Harrier

noun

A persistent attacker. Synonym: harasser.

A hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits.

Hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals.

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"Harrier" Quotes from Famous Books

... is the plain on which lies the town of Ajmere. This valley, however, is not only fortunate in possessing a noble artificial lake, but is protected by the massive walls of the Nagpathar range or Serpent rock, which forms a harrier against the sand. The only hills in the district are the Aravalli range and its offshoots. Ajmere is almost totally devoid of rivers, the Banas being the only stream which can be dignified with that name, and it only touches the south-eastern boundary of the district so as to irrigate the ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

... minut we heard a great screechin' o' dogs, and through the fence comes the harrier pack that the Reserve orficers kept in the camp beyond. ("Harriers" they called them, but, begob! there wasn't anythin' they wouldn't hunt from a fox to a turkey, ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, January 10, 1917 • Various

Words linked to "Harrier" : attacker, Circus Aeruginosus, marsh hawk, assaulter, Circus pygargus, aggressor, hound, hawk, Circus cyaneus, Montagu's harrier, genus Circus, harry, harrier eagle, assailant, hound dog, circus