Usually means: Devil, another name in folklore.
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  1. old harry: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. Old Harry: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Old Harry: Wiktionary
  4. Old Harry: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. old harry: Dictionary.com
  6. Old Harry: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Old Harry: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  8. Old Harry: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Old Harry: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Old Harry: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun:  (informal) The Devil.

Similar:
Old Hairy, Old One, Old Gentleman, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Mahound, dickens, the devil, Devil, he-devil, more...

Opposite:
saint, angel, good, heavenly

Phrases:
Old Harry Rocks, more...

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Similar:
Old Hairy, Old One, Old Gentleman, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Mahound, dickens, the devil, Devil, he-devil, more...

Opposite:
saint, angel, good, heavenly

Phrases:
Old Harry Rocks, more...



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