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n. a fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather

n. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.

n. A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.

n. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies.

To drag upon the ground; drag along with force or violence; trail.

To entangle; confuse.

To cut a slit in one of the hind legs of (a dead animal), in order to suspend it.

To rough-east (a wall) with lime.

To be dragged or pulled.

To trail; drag one's self.

n. The act of dragging.

n. Flax, hemp, wool, hair, or other filaments as drawn out or hackled.

n. A barb of a feather from a peacock's tail, used as a hackle in dressing fly-hooks. Also herl, hurl.

n. Property obtained by means not accounted honorable.

n. A considerable but indefinite quantity.

n. A leash (three) of hounds.

"To "harl" is to drag slowly, and with imperfect success; a "harl" of anything expresses defect both in value and form."

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