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Harkness

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• Harl

  /hærl; hɑːl/ verb 1. (transitive) to drag (something) along the ground 2. (intransitive) to drag oneself; trail along 3. (transitive) to cover (a building) with a mixture of lime and gravel; roughcast 4. (intransitive) to troll for fish noun 5. the act of harling or dragging 6. a small quantity; a scraping 7. a mixture […]

• Harlan

  [hahr-luh n] /ˈhɑr lən/ noun 1. John Marshall, 1833–1911, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1877–1911. 2. his grandson, John Marshall, 1899–1971, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1955–71.

• Harlech

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• Harleian

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