harras
/ˈhæɹəs/
harras noun: a herd of horses.
Noun
harras (plural harrases)
- A herd of horses.
- no Burgess of the said Town, neither inhabitant nor foreigner, should be free to buy or to sell any drove of beasts, harras of horses and mares, or flocks of sheep within the liberties of the said town1882, William Alexander Abram, Preston guild merchant, 1882. Memorials of the Preston guilds, Toulman, page 17
- There also he keeps a harras of some hundred mares, all which after the fatal day of Culoden became the pray of his enemies.1897, Scottish History Society, Publications of the Scottish History Society, Scottish History Society, page 69
Forms of harras
| plural | harrases |
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Origin of harras
From Middle English haras (“herd of stud horses, enclosure for a herd of stud horses”), from Old French haras, haraz.
Words that rhyme with harras
Questions about harras
- What does harras mean?
- Harras means a herd of horses.
- What part of speech is harras?
- Harras is a noun.
- How do you pronounce harras?
- Harras is pronounced /ˈhæɹəs/.
- What is the plural of harras?
- The plural of harras is harrases.
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