"play Old Harry" meaning in All languages combined

See play Old Harry on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-play Old Harry.ogg Forms: plays Old Harry [present, singular, third-person], playing Old Harry [participle, present], played Old Harry [participle, past], played Old Harry [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=play Old Harry}} play Old Harry (third-person singular simple present plays Old Harry, present participle playing Old Harry, simple past and past participle played Old Harry)
  1. (idiomatic) To play the devil; to make mischief. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-play_Old_Harry-en-verb-hFRt482D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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