Old Harry

English

Proper noun

Old Harry

1. (informal) The Devil.

   Synonyms: Old Nick, Old Scratch, Old Serpent; see also Thesaurus:Satan

   • 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 131:

     'For if Old Harry's a mind to do a bit o' kindness for a holiday, like, who's got anything against it?'

Derived terms

• play Old Harry with