Hardy vs Harry - What's the difference?

As proper nouns the difference between hardy and harry

is that hardy is , originally a nickname for a hardy person while harry is , also used as a pet form of henry and harold.

(er)

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. A hardy plant is one that can withstand the extremes of climate, such as frost.

* robust * rugged * strong

* cold hardy

(hardies)

A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the (hardy hole).

(Webster 1913)

(en-verb)

To bother; to trouble.

We shall harry the enemy at every turn until his morale breaks and he is at our mercy.

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(Shakespeare)

To strip; to lay waste.

The Northmen came several times and harried the land.

* Washington Irving

to harry this beautiful region

* J. Burroughs

A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.

* bother, disturb, harass, trouble, worry

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