"Old Harry" meaning in All languages combined

See Old Harry on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Old Harry}} Old Harry
  1. (informal) The Devil. Tags: informal Derived forms: play Old Harry with
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          "word": "Old Nick"
        },
        {
          "word": "Old Scratch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Old Serpent"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Aduwallah"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Adversary"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Al-Shaytaan"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Antichrist"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "archfiend"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Ash-Shaytan"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Azazel"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Beast"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Beelzebub"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bogey"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "cosmocrat"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "deceiver"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "deuce"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Devil"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "diablo"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Diabolus"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "dickens"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Dragon"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Enemy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Evil One"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Father of Lies"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Gog"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Iblis"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Jack Ketch"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "lord of the flies"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Lucifer"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Mephistopheles"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Old Gentleman"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Old Hairy"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Old Harry"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Old Nick"
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          "word": "Old One"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Old Scratch"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Old Serpent"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Prince of Darkness"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Prince of Demons"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Prince of Evil"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Sam Scratch"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Satan"
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          "word": "deceiver"
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          "word": "deuce"
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          "word": "Devil"
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          "word": "diablo"
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          "word": "Diabolus"
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        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "dickens"
        },
        {
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          "word": "Dragon"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Enemy"
        },
        {
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          "word": "Evil One"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Father of Lies"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Gog"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Iblis"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Jack Ketch"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "lord of the flies"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Lucifer"
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          "word": "Old Gentleman"
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          "word": "Prince of Darkness"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Prince of Evil"
        },
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          "word": "Sam Scratch"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Satan"
        },
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          "word": "Serpent"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "shaitan"
        },
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          "source": "Thesaurus:Satan",
          "word": "Son of the Dawn"
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