Harridan

[Fr. haridelle, a sorry jade, a worn-out horse, probably from aridella, dim. of Lat. arid us, dry.] A decayed, used-up strumpet. "A weak, watery, wicked old harridan ."-De Quinery. Har'rier, Har'ier, n. [From hare.) A small hound trained for hunting the hare, remarkable for the acute ne of its sense of smell; as, a pack of harriers. (Zool.) A species of hound employed in hunting the hare. This animal is supposed to be a cro between the fox-hound and the beagle, and is remarkable for its sagacity in tracing, and the boldne with which it pursues its game. According to Blaine, in his "Rural IMG:content-0529.png:[graphic] Fig . 1247.- HARRIER. Sports," there are three prominent varieties of the harrier, namely, the old southern hound (the Chien couchant of the French), (Fig. 1247), the modern harrier, and the beagle. Many subordinate divisions, however, accrue and a cro -breed is used for otter-hunting. The modern H. in appearance is little more than a dwarf fox-hound. -The name of some species of Hawks, genus CIRCUS. q. v. Harriette', in Michigan , a post-village of Wexford co. Harriettstown, in Ohio , a post-village of Noble co. Har'rim an, in Tenne ee , a post-town of Roane co., on H. & N. and Southern R. Rs.; had a rapid growth and reached a population estimated at 3,800 in 1897, but has latterly progre ed comparatively little.