hare hunting

[Eng. hare, and hunting.] The act or sport of hunting hares with dogs; coursing. har-eld, ha-rěl-dạ, hạ răl-dạ, s. [Cf. Nor. Fr. harald , harauld =a herald.] Ornithology: 1. ( Of the form Hareld a and Haralda): A genus of Anatidæ. It is found in the Arctic Ocean of both hemispheres. 2. ( Of the form Hareld): An English name for the genus Hareld a (q. v.). häre'-lip, s. [Eng. hare, and lip.] Surg.: Usually a congenital malformation, and frequently hereditary, chiefly occurring in the upper lip, and having one fi ure only; if there are two it is called a double harelip. Harelip, besides being a great deformity, is attended with defect of speech and often a cleft of the upper jaw and palate bones, converting the mouth and nose practically into one cavity. In ordinary cases a cure by means of operation is easily effected.