Word Finder - harriers

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One who harries.

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Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.

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A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.

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A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.

Harriers are a smaller breed of foxhounds, distinguished by their pointed ears, as it is not the custom to trim these.

Otterhounds are thick, woolly harriers with oily underfur.

The sport has never been so vigorously pursued as it was at the beginning of the 20th century, 19 packs of staghounds being kept in England and 4 in Ireland, over 170 packs of foxhounds in England, ro in Scotland and 23 in Ireland, with packs of harriers and beagles too numerous to be counted.

Among the birds, of which 172 species are described by Mr Swinhoe in his paper in The Ibis (1870), there are eagles, notably a new species Spilornis Rutherfordi, buzzards, harriers, kites, owls, goatsuckers and woodpeckers.

Richmond & Zetland Harriers Sports club involved in road running, track and field, fell running and multi discipline.

This attempt floundered in bad weather and the following year the Harriers once again set out from Edale with renewed determination.

His particular forte being in the catering field where many Harriers have enjoyed the taste of Keith's butties.

This estate is the only grouse moor to have breeding hen harriers recorded by the project every year.

In England, breeding hen harriers are restricted to upland heather moorlands.

On drier land, several dozen harriers competed in the popular Abbey Dash.

A few harriers opted for the first race in the Yorkshire Vets Grand Prix series which is based on ten races over the year.

His particular forte being in the catering field where many harriers have enjoyed the taste of Keith's butties.

Meanwhile, other harriers were glad to be back on firmer ground at the Roundhay Park road races.

Other ringtail harriers, especially distant ones over the salt lake on the evening of 26th, remained unidentified.

Maidenheads ' men also fared well, with third spot behind strong teams from Watford Harriers and reading roadrunners.

Also overhead we had an Egyptian vulture, a Montagu's Harrier and several Marsh Harriers.

Maidenheads ' men also fared well, with third spot behind strong teams from Watford Harriers and Reading Roadrunners.

On Saturday he scored a late goal as Harriers won 2-0 at Wrexham, his seventh of the season from 14 appearances.

Withins Fell race, Sunday 22nd October A good turnout of junior Harriers at this fell race.

Also overhead we had an Egyptian Vulture, a Montagu 's Harrier and several Marsh Harriers.