Old Harry
Old Harry proper noun: the Devil.
Proper noun
Old Harry
- The Devil.
- 'For if Old Harry's a mind to do a bit o' kindness for a holiday, like, who's got anything against it?'1861, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter X, in Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- Old Ned, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Old Serpent, Aduwallah, Adversary, Al-Shaytaan, Antichrist, archfiend, Ash-Shaytan
Synonyms of Old Harry
- Old Ned
- Old Nick
- Old Scratch
- Old Serpent
- Aduwallah
- Adversary
- Al-Shaytaan
- Antichrist
- archfiend
- Ash-Shaytan
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- Azazel
- Beast
- Beelzebub
- cosmocrat
- deceiver
- deuce
- Devil
- diablo
- Diabolus
- dickens
- Dragon
- Enemy
- Evil One
- Father of Lies
- Gog
- Iblis
- Jack Ketch
- lord of the flies
- Lucifer
- Mephistopheles
- Old Gentleman
- Old Hairy
- Old One
- Prince of Darkness
- Prince of Demons
- Prince of Evil
- Sam Scratch
- Satan
- Serpent
- shaitan
Words formed from Old Harry
Questions about Old Harry
- What does Old Harry mean?
- Old Harry means the Devil.
- What part of speech is Old Harry?
- Old Harry is a proper noun.
Words near Old Harry in the dictionary
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