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har·ri·dan (har′i dən)

noun

a nasty, bad-tempered woman, esp. an old one

Etymology: prob. altered < Fr haridelle, worn-out horse, jade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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