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HARP. To harp upon; to dwell upon a subject. Have among you, my blind harpers; an expression used in throwing or shooting at random among the crowd.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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    • 1dalm ,
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    @TheVulgarTongue @histodons

    Love definitions for words that have the word in the definition.

    TheVulgarTongue OP Bot ,
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    @1dalm @histodons
    I see what you mean, but that's not what's happening here?

    "HARP" is the headword. Two examples of the word "harp" or its derivatives, used in context, then follow.

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