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ETYMOLOGY generally supposed to be an alteration of French haridelle an old jade of a horse (16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.); also, a gaunt ill-favoured woman (Littré); but connecting forms are not known EXAMPLE From: Magdalen Or, The Penitent of Godstow An Historical Novel By Elizabeth Helme, Volume I, 1813 Chapter X
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