>On Thu, 05 Apr 2001 05:43:21 , you wrote:
>
> >
> >>How about "harrier"? If it wasn't for Marc Bloom, I doubt anyone would
>even
> >>know what the term means.
> >
> >Its literal meaning is one who chases hares. But it's not too hard to
>see
> >how that was stretched to mean cross country runners.
> >
> >Kurt Bray
>
>
>From the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary:
>
>Main Entry: 1 har�ri�er
>Pronunciation: 'har-E-&r
>Function: noun
>Etymology: irregular from 1 hare
>Date: 1542
>1 : any of a breed of hunting dogs resembling a small foxhound and
>orig. bred for hunting rabbits
>2 : a runner on a cross-country team
Right. That's what I said: chases hares (rabbits). And according to my
dictionary it can refer to both dogs and humans that hunt hares.
Kurt Bray
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