HarrisMrs. Harris. An hypothetical lady, to whom Sarah Gamp referred
for the corroboration of all her statements, and the bank on which she
might draw to any extent for self-praise. ( “Not Mrs. Harris in the immortal narrative was more quoted and more mythical.” —Lord Lytton. Harry (To) = to harass. Facetiously said to be derived from Harry VIII. of England, who no doubt played up old Harry with church property. Of course, the real derivation is the Anglo-Saxon herian, to plunder, from hare (2 syl.), an army. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Harris from Infoplease:
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