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A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. "Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see." (De Quincey)
Origin: F. Haridelle a worn-out horse, jade.
(01 Mar 1998)
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