Dictionary: HARD – HARH

• HARD
adj. 1. 17C – of the penis: erect
adj. 2. 1703 Sc. & Eng. dial. – close-fisted, grasping, penurious, miserly; covetous  
adj. 3. 1825 Eng. dial. – big, strong, robust, well-grown; full-grown  
adj. 4. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of ale or beer: sour, acid, sharp  
adj. 5. 19C Eng. dial. – lightly intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 6. 1941 Amer. dial. – tired, exhausted  
adj. 7. 1960 Amer. dial. – good, excellent, fine
adj. 8. 1963 Amer. dial. – angry  
adv. 1. 1850 Eng. & Amer. dial. – very much, extremely; intensely  
adv. 2. 1884 Eng. dial. – loudly, out loud  
adv. 3. 1887 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of the wind: fiercely, strongly  
adv. 4. 1889 Eng. dial. – quickly, very fast  
adv. 5. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. – tightly, firmly, securely  
n. 1. 1890 Brit. sl. – hard labour
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – money
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a small marble  
n. 4. 1950 Amer. dial. – dry land  
 
• THE HARD
n. 1890 Sc. – whisky  
 
• A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW
n. 1942 colloq. – an excellent person or thing; someone or something difficult to rival
 
• HARD AND HEATHER BRED
adj. 1899 Eng. dial. – hardy; possessed of great vigour and activity  
 
• HARD AND SHARP
adv. 1. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. – cruelly, harshly  
adv. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – scarcely, hardly, with difficulty, barely
adv. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – slightly short in the required weight or size
adv. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to a nicety, just right  
 
• HARD-ARSED
adj. a1903 – niggardly 
 
• HARD AS ADAMANT
adj. c1450 – incomparably hard 
 
• HARD AS A DOOR-NAIL
adj. Bk1903 Eng. dial. – very hard  
 
• HARD AS NAILS
adj. 1. 1862 – stern and unyielding; determined; harsh; pitiless  
adj. 2. 1891 colloq. – in good condition
adj. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – vigorous; robust  
 
• HARD AS OLD NICK
adj. 1965 Amer. dial. – very difficult to do  
 
• HARD-ASS
n. M20 US sl. – a person who has been seasoned or made tough by the ways of the world
 
• HARD AS THE HOBS OF HELL
adj. Bk2004 Amer. sl. Spanish-American War era – said of ‘hardtack’ biscuits

• HARDBACK
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a silver dollar  
 
• HARD-BACKED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – miserly, stingy, noted for driving hard bargains  
 
• HARD BARGAIN
n. 1867 – a thing or person not worth its cost; a useless fellow   
 
• HARD BIT
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – copulation from the woman’s point of view
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – the erect penis
 
• HARD-BITTEN
adj. 1784 – tough in fight  
 
• HARD-BITTEN ONE
n. 1875 Eng. dial. – a hard taskmaster  
 
• HARDBLOW
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a braggart  
 
• HARD-BOILED
adj. 1. 1903 Amer. dial. – of clothing: stiff, rigid  
adj. 2. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – determined  
 
• HARD-BOILED HAT
n. 1903 Amer. dial. – a derby  
 
• HARDBOOT
n. 1923 US sl. – a person from Kentucky
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hard boot’) a person interested in horses; specifically, a horse breeder 
 
• HARD-BOUND
adj. 1. 1735 – slow in action  
adj. 2. 1735 – costive. constipated  
 
• HARD BOWELS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – constipation  
 
• HARD-BREAD
n. 1875 Eng. dial. & Ireland – oatcake  
 
• HARD CAKE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. – anything hard to hear  
 
• HARD CANDY
n. 1. 1970 US sl. – heroin
n. 2. 1997 US sl. – a person who has been identified for revenge by a prison gang
 
• HARD-CASE
adj. 1971 NZ sl. – eccentric, unconventional
n. 1. 1836 US sl. – a hardened, tough person
n. 2. 1859 Amer. dial. – a reckless scapegrace; an unregenerate loafer; a dissipated person, or any wicked person  
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – (as ‘hard case’) bad luck  
 
• HARD CAT
n. 1959 US sl. – a well-dressed, popular male
 
• HARD CHANCE
n. 1957 Amer. dial. – a difficult time, trouble  
 
• HARD-CHARGE
vb. 1965 US sl. – in car racing, to drive aggressively
 
• HARD CHAW
n. 2003 Ireland sl. – a thug  
 
• HARD CHEDDAR
n. 1931 UK sl. – bad luck
 
• HARD CHEESE
n. 1876 UK sl. – bad luck; often said in commiseration
 
• HARDCORE
adj. 1. 1970 US sl. – of pornography: graphic, explicit
adj. 2. 1997 US sl. – extreme  
adv. 1997 US sl. – extremely
n. 1. 1991 US sl. – a regular soldier of the North Vietnamese army or the Viet Cong
n. 2. 1996 UK sl. – amyl nitrite
 
• HARD CUT
adj. 1962 Can. sl. – rough, tough, hard-living
 
• HARD-DOER
n. 1910 Aust. sl. – a person who struggles valiantly against difficulties; a term of approbation
 
• HARD DOLLAR
n. 1780 Amer. dial. – a silver dollar  
 
• HARD DOWN
adj. 1. 1851 Amer. dial. – tough, adamant  
adj. 2. 1938 Amer. dial. – real, true; pure, unadulterated  
adv. 1959 Amer. dial. – really, truly, genuinely  
 
• HARD DRESSER
n. 1967 US sl. –  an aggressive, mannish lesbian  
 
• HARD-EARNED
n. 1975 sl. – money, esp. that identified as earnings
 
• HARD-EARS
n. 2003 Trinidad and Tobago – a stubborn person
 
• HAR-DE-HAR-HAR
phr. 1957 US sl. – used as a vocalisation mocking laughter  
 
• HARDEN
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. – of the weather: windy, drying; cold, bleak  
vb. 1. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of prices: to advance, to grow dear, to heighten  
vb. 2. 1876 Eng. dial. – to dry or air clothes, etc., by holding them to the fire, or by hanging them out in the open air  
vb. 3. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of the weather: to clear up and become settled after rain; generally used with ‘out’ or ‘up’  
 
• HARDEN-FACE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a bold, brazen-faced person  
 
• HARDEN-FACED
adj. 1. 1876 Eng. dial. – of the weather: threatening, lowering, gloomy, unsettled  
adj. 2. 1884 Eng. dial. – impertinent, brazen-faced,; hard-hearted  
 
• HARDENING OF THE DROUTH
n. 1880 Sc. – a continuance or settlement of dry weather  
 
• HARD-FACED
adj. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – impudent; obstinate; brazen-faced  
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – obstinate in making a bargain
 
• HARD-FACED BIRD
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – a woodpecker  
 
• HARDFAST
adj. 1674 obs. – dense
 
• HARDFASTNESS
n. 1674 obs. nonce word – density  
 
• HARD-FAVOURED
adj. 1513 arch. – having a hard or unpleasing appearance or look; stern-faced; coarse-featured; ill-favoured, ugly  
 
• HARD FIST
n. 1. 1887 – an ungloved fist  
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a miserly person  
n. 3. 1955 Can. sl. – (usually as ‘hardfist’) a violence-prone, tough person
 
• HARD-FISTED
adj. 1. a1656 – stingy, niggardly, miserly, covetous, close-fisted
adj. 2. B1900 – having hard or strong hands, as a labourer
 
• HARD FODDER
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – bad luck
 
• HARD-FRUIT
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – stone fruit, plums, etc.  
 
• HARDFULLY
adv. 1877 Eng. dial. – industriously  
 
• HARD GRAFT
n. 1873 Aust. sl. – hard work  
 
• HARD-GRAFTING
adj. 1972 Aust. sl. – hard-working
 
• HARD-GRAINED
adj. 1847 – of a close or unsympathetic character  
 
• HARD GUY
n. 1916 US sl. – a serious, violent criminal  
 
• HARD-HADDLED
adj. 1878 Eng. dial. – hard-earned  
 
• HARD-HANDED
adj. 1. 1590 – having hard hands, from manual labour
adj. 2. 1593-5 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – niggardly, close-fisted, stingy, penurious  
adj. 3. 1641 – ruling with a firm or cruel hand; harsh, severe, stern, oppressive
 
• HARD HAP
n. 1874 Eng. dial. – misfortune, adversity  
 
• HARD HAT
n. 1965 US sl. – an elite, full-time Viet Cong soldier
 
• HARD HEAD
n. 1. 1519 – one not easily moved or swayed by sentiment; one dull of intellect; a stupid person
n. 2. 1884 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hardhead’) the California grey whale  
n. 3. M19 – a person not easily affected by alcohol
n. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – (usually as ‘hardhead’) hardihood  
n. 5. Amer. World War I sl. – (as ‘hardhead) a cavalryman  
n. 6. 1949 US sl. – a criminal who uses explosives to break into safes
n. 7. 1950 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hardhead) a mule  
n. 8. 1965 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hardhead’) an English person  
n. 9. 1966 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hardhead) a German  
n. 10. 1967 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hardhead’) a woodpecker  
 
• HARD-HEADED
adj. 1. 1583 obs. – not easily led or persuaded; obstinate, stubborn
adj. 2. L18 – not easily swayed by sentiment; matter-of-fact; logical
 
• HARD-HEADED AS MISCHIEF
adj. 1986 Amer. dial. – very headstrong or obstinate  
 
• HARD-HEART
adj. 1475 arch. – incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful
vb. 1581 obs. – to make hard of heart or unfeeling; to make incapable of being moved to pity
 
• HARD-HEARTED
adj. 1. ME – incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful
adj. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – heart-breaking; distressing  
 
• HARDHEDE
n. c1440 obs. rare – hardness
 
• HARD-HEWER
n. 1447-8 obs. – a stonemason
 
• HARD HIT
n. 1978 UK rhyming sl. for ‘shit’ – an act of defecation
 
• HARD-HODDEN
adj. 1896 Eng. dial. – tightly held; at a loss, embarrassed; hard put to it  
 
• HARD-HOLDEN
adj. 1896 Eng. dial. – tightly held; at a loss, embarrassed; hard put to it  
 
• HARD-HOLDING
adj. ?c1340 obs. – close-fisted, niggardly
 
• HARD-HORN
adv. 1836 Sc. – tightly  
 
• HARDIESSE
n. 1340 – hardihood, boldness  
 
• HARDIFLY
adv. c1500 obs. rare – hardily
 
• HARDIHEAD
n. 1579 arch. – boldness, hardiness; audacity  
 
• HARDIMENT
n. 1. c1374 arch. – boldness, courage, daring, hardihood 
n. 2. 1375 obs. – a deed of daring; a bold exploit
 
• HARD IN THE MOUTH
adj. 1890 Eng. dial. – of people or horses: stubborn, obstinate
 
• HARDISH
adj. 1894 Eng. dial. – strong, robust, well-grown  
 
• HARDISHE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. – a thing
 
• HARDISHIP
n. a1240 obs. rare – hardy behaviour, courage
 
• HARDISS
vb. 1297 obs. rare – to make hardy, to embolden  
 
• HARD JOHN
n. 1. 1945 US sl. – an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation  
n. 2. 1961 US sl. – a tough, uncompromising person  
 
• HARD KEEPER
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – an animal or person requiring a lot of food or care to maintain good condition; a heavy eater  
 
• HARD KNOCK
adj. 1977 US sl. – toughened by life; having been through the ‘school of hard knocks’  
 
• HARD KNOT
n. 1. 1976 Amer. dial. – hate  
n. 2. 1981 Amer. dial. – a person no to be trifled with; a tough character  
 
• HARD LABOUR
n. 1992 UK rhyming sl. – a neighbour
 
• HARD-LACED
adj. 1581 obs. – strait-laced, strict and precise
 
• HARDLAIK
n. c1400 obs. – hardship, harshness, severity
 
• HARD LEG
n. 1967 US sl. – an experienced, cynical prostitute  
 
• HARDLEYS
adv. 1805 Sc. & Eng. dial. – hardly, scarcely  
 
• HARD LINE
n. 1998 UK sl. – crack cocaine
 
• HARD LINES
n. 1824 UK sl. – bad luck; often said in commiseration
 
• HARDLINGS
adv. 1839 Eng. dial. – hardly, scarcely  
 
• HARD LIVER
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – cirrhosis of the liver  
 
• HARD-LOOK
vb. 1994 US sl. – to stare at aggressively
 
• HARDLY
adj. 1845 Eng. dial. – hardy, robust, strong  
adv. 1. c1205 obs. – with energy, force, or strenuous exertion; vigorously, forcibly, violently
adv. 2. a1225 obs. – boldly, daringly, hardily  
adv. 3. a1225 obs. – firmly
adv. 4. 1535 obs. – not easily, with difficulty
 
• HARDLY ABLE FEVER
n. 1904 Amer. dial. – the ‘illness’ of feeling lackadaisical  
 
• HARD MACK
n. 1972 US sl. – a brutish pimp who relies on force and the threat of force to control his prostitutes  
 
• HARD MAN
n. 1. 1970 US sl. – a professional thug; a person not afraid of violent action  
n. 2. 1976 UK sl. – an uncompromising politician or businessman
 
• HARD-MATCHED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – hardly able
 
• HARD-MATTER
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – difficult  
 
• HARD MONEY
n. c1848 – coin; cash
 
• HARD-MOUTH
vb. 1960 Trinidad and Tobago – to threaten or disparage
 
• HARD-MOUTHED
adj. 1686 – self-willed, obstinate, stubborn  
 
• HARD NAIL
n. 1955 US sl. – a hypodermic needle
 
• HARD-NAP
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a shrewd, clever fellow  
 
• HARD-NECKED
adj. 1535 obs. – obstinate, stiff-necked
 
• HARDNESS
n. 1838 Amer. dial. – ill will; resentment  
 
• HARD-NOLLED
adj. 1388 obs. – obstinate, stiff-necked
 
• HARDNOSE
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – an angry, mean, or rude person; a tough man; an abusive offensively driving motorist  
 
• HARD-NOSED
adj. 1927 US sl. – stubborn, uncompromising  
 
• HARD NUT
n. 1884 US sl. – a dangerous foe; a tough individual; a difficult challenge  
 
• A HARD NUT TO CRACK
n. 1. 20C Aust. sl. – a very difficult question, undertaking, or problem
n. 2. 20C Aust. sl.  – a person who is difficult to convince, understand, or know
 
• HARD OF HEARING
adj. 1973 Trinidad and Tobago – undisciplined, disobedient  
 
• HARD OIL
n. Amer. World War I sl. – butter
 
• HARD-ON
adj. 19C Brit. sl. – pert. to an erect penis
n. L19 Brit. & US colloq. – an erect penis
 
• HARD-OOINED
adj. 1884 Eng. dial. – badly treated, over-worked  
 
• HARD PACKED
adj. 1967 Amer. dial. – constipated  
 
• HARDPAN
adj. 1. 1870 Amer. dial. – basic, fundamental; conservative  
adj. 2. 1928 Amer. dial. – without money or means  
n. 1. 1858 Amer. dial. – fundamental or harsh reality  
n. 2. 1870 Amer. dial. – a financial low point; a situation in which one is without money or means  
 
• HARD PUSHED
adj. 1834 Amer. dial. – hard pressed; subjected to pressure of one kind or another, usually financial  
 
• HARD PUT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled  
 
• HARD PUT TO IT
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – bewildered; perplexed; baffled
 
• HARDROCK
adj. 1910s US sl. – physically tough  
n. 1910s African-American sl. – (as ‘hard rock’) a tough person, both emotionally and physically  
 
• HARD-ROCK CITY
n. 1940s US sl. – a prison  
 
• HARDROCKER
n. 1970s US sl. – a thug; a tough person  
 
• HARD-ROCK HOTEL
n. 1940s US sl. – a prison  
 
• HARDROCKS
adj. 1910s US sl. – physically tough  
 
• HARD ROOT
n. 1920s Irish sl. – a tough, devil-may-care person  
 
• A HARD ROW OF STUMPS
n. 1884 Amer. dial. – trouble; a difficulty
 
• HARD ROW TO HOE
n. 1. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a difficult matter to accomplish
n. 2. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a long or difficult task to perform
 
• HARD RUN
adj. 1791 Amer. dial. – hard pressed; subjected to pressure of one kind or another, usually financial; without resources; needy  
 
• HARDS
n. 1. E19 sl. – hard times  
n. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – that part of boiled food which sticks to the pot  
 
• HARD-SAILING
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – trouble, misfortune 
 
• HARDSCRABBLE
adj. 1851 Amer. dial. – involving a difficult struggle, esp. to gain a livelihood; tough, challenging  
n. 1812 Amer. dial. – a difficult struggle  
 
• HARD-SET
adj. 1. 1818 – determined, obstinate  
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – hungry  
 
• HARD-SHELL
adj. 1. 1857 – rigid and uncompromising in religious orthodoxy  
adj. 2. 1900 Amer. dial. – conservative, straitlaced; unyielding; hard-hearted
n. 1902 Amer. dial. – (as ‘hardshell’) a conservative or straitlaced person; one who is unyielding or hard-hearted  
 
• HARDSHELL BAPTIST
n. 1838 Amer. dial. – a strict and rigid Baptist  
 
• HARD-SHELLED
adj. 1858 Amer. dial. – conservative, straitlaced; unyielding; hard-hearted  
 
• HARD-SHELLED BAPTIST
n. Bk1905 Amer. dial. – a Baptist of the straight-laced order
 
• HARD-SHELLED POSSUM
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – an armadillo  
 
• HARD SLEDDIN’
n. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – poverty, hardship, misery
 
• HARD SORE
n. 20C sl. – a syphilitic chancre as opposed to a ‘soft sore’
 
• HARD STUFF
n. 1. 19C Brit. & US sl. – hard liquor
n. 2. Bk1903 sl. – money
n. 3 M20 US drug culture sl. –  strong and addictive drugs; spec., heroin and morphine
 
• HARDTACK
n. 1. US Civil War usage – a ship’s biscuit; coarse food
n. 1895 Amer. dial. arch. – (as ‘hard tack’) silver money, esp. dollars  
n. 3. 1932 Amer. dial. – stale bread  
 
• HARD TAIL
n. 1917 US sl. – a mule, esp. an old one  
 
• HARD TITTY!
int. M20 sl. – tough luck!  
 
• HARD TO FIND AS DOG’S EGGS
adj. 1973 Amer. dial. – very hard to find
 
• HARD TO TAKE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – unpleasant; disagreeable  
 
• HARD-TURNED
adj. 1949 Amer. dial. – difficult; hard to approach 
 
• HARD UP
adj. 1. 1821 sl. – having no money  
adj. 2. L19 sl. – intoxicated with alcohol
adj. 3. 20C US sl. – pert. to the erect penis  
adj. 4. 20C US colloq. – very much in need of sexual release
 
• HARDWARE
n. 1. 1839 Amer. dial. – hard liquor  
n. 2. 1960 Amer. dial. – whisky  
 
• HARD WATER
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – ice  
 
• HARD-WITTED
adj. a1568 obs. – dull at learning
 
• HARD-WOOLLED ONE
n. 1893 Eng. dial. – a hard taskmaster  
 
• HARD WORD
n. 1. 1843 Eng. dial. – important or scandalous information; a hint; a password; a proposal; a refusal
n. 2. 1891 Sc. & Eng. dial. – abuse; scandal  
n. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a blunt refusal
n. 4. 20C sl. – a sexual proposition  
 
• HARD WORDS
n. 1592 – angry talk
 
• HARDY
adj. 1. E18 US sl. – intoxicated with alcohol  
adj. 2. 1879 Sc. & Ireland – frosty  
vb. 1. a1225 obs. – to make hardy or bold; to encourage
vb. 2. 1823 nonce use obs. – to become bold
 
• HARD YAKKA
n. 1888 Aust. sl. – hard work  
 
► HARDYDARDY n. 1. rash or foolish daring, reckless boldness, foolhardiness → 1529 obs.
n. 2. a bold or daring fellow, a daredevil → 1593 obs.
 
• HARDY-EARNEST
adj. Bk1905 Ireland – downright earnest  
 
• HARDY FUCKIN’ HA, HA!
int. 1976 UK sl. – used as a jeering response to unfunny jokes, and to dismiss impossible suggestions  
 
• HARDYSSE
vb. 1297 obs. rare – to make hardy, to embolden
 
• HARE
n. ME – a person likened to a hare in some way, as in swiftness or timidity
vb. 1. 1523 obs. – to harry; to worry; to harass; to tease
vb. 2. 1659 obs. – to frighten. to scare  
 
• HARE AND HOUNDS
n. 1839 – a paper chase
 
• HARE-BRAIN
adj. M16 – stupid and heedless
n. 1550 obs. – one who has a brain like a hare’s, or no more brain than a hare; a giddy, reckless or rash person; an oaf, a fool
 
• HARE-BRAINED
adj. 1548 – stupid and heedless, reckless; rash, wild, mad  
 
• HARE-COP
n. 1567 obs. – ? a hare-brain  
 
• HARED UP
adj. 1914 Amer. dial. – angry, enraged, upset, vexed, anxious  
 
• HARE’EM-SCARE’EM
n. 1784 – a reckless, unregulated person; reckless action or behaviour  
 
• HARE-EYED
adj. 1611 – having eyes that look all round, or that are never closed  
 
• HAREFOOT
n. c1410 – a nickname for a swift-footed person 
 
► HARE-HEARTED adj. timid, timorous, fearful, easily frightened → 1614
 
• HARE IT
vb. E20 – to move or run with great speed
 
• HARELIP HELL
vb. 1970 Amer. dial. – to show great determination regardless of consequences
 
• HARELIP THE GOVERNMENT
vb. 1960 Amer. dial. – to disfigure, to destroy
 
• HAREM-SCAREM
adj. 1751 – reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash  
 
• HARE OFF
vb. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to depart hurriedly  
 
• HARE PIE
n. 1938 US sl. – the vulva; oral sex performed on a woman  
 
• HARE-PIED
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. – resembling the colour of a hare  
 
• HARE-SCALED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – having a cleft or hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SCART
n. 1892 N. Ireland – a hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHA
n. 1896 Eng. dial. – a hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHARD
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHAW
n. 1597 obs. exc. Sc. – a harelip
 
• HARE-SHAWN
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. – having a cleft or hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHED
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHIE
n. 1876 Sc. – a hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHORE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHORN
adj. 1886 Eng. dial. – having a cleft or hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SHOTTEN
adj. 1883 Eng. dial. – having a cleft or hare-lip  
 
• HARE-SIGHTED
adj. 1627 – short-sighted  
 
• HARE-SKART
n.Bk1905 Sc. – a hare-lip
 
• HARE-SLEEP
n. a1700 obs. – a very light sleep; one with eyes mostly open; a sham sleep
 
• HARE TANGLE
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a place where underbrush, weeds, vines, and small trees grow together so that it’s nearly impossible to get through  
 
• HARE’UM- SCARE-‘UM
adj. 1751 – reckless, careless, heedless in action; wild, rash