Definition of Harrod

1. Noun. English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905).

Exact synonyms: Charles Digby Harrod
Generic synonyms: Merchandiser, Merchant

2. Noun. English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885).
Exact synonyms: Charles Henry Harrod
Generic synonyms: Merchandiser, Merchant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harrod

Harrington-Flocks test
Harringtons
Harriot
Harris
Harris' haematoxylin
Harris' lines
Harris' migraine
Harris Tweed
Harris and Ray test
Harris syndrome
Harris test
Harrisburg
Harrisia
Harrison
Harrison's groove
Harrod
Harrodian
Harrogate
Harry
Harry Bridges
Harry F. Klinefelter
Harry Fitch Kleinfelter
Harry Hotspur
Harry Houdini
Harry Hun
Harry Lauder
Harry Lillis Crosby
Harry S Truman
Harry Sinclair Lewis
Harry Stack Sullivan

Literary usage of Harrod

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1907)
"... Benjamin M. harrod. Onward Bates. DW Mead, Charles Hansel. The House of the Society is open from 9 AM to 10 PM everyday, except Sundays. Fourth of July. ..."

2. Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio 1778-1783 by William Hayden English (1895)
"... with recruiting—Secures services of Captain William harrod—Sketch of harrod —Colonel Clark's officers and men mainly natives of Virginia—The expedi- ..."

3. The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English by Frederick Pollock, Robert Campbell, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead, Great Britain Courts (1908)
"At times my mother had considerable difficulty in making the said Mary harrod understand, and she used frequently to call me to try and make her comprehend ..."

4. Vital Records of Dunstable, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 by Dunstable (Mass. : Town), Dunstable, Mass (1913)
"6, 1717. NR Mary, d. Will[iam] and Ester, Mar. 26, 1704. NR Rachel, d. Will[iam] and Ester, July 21, 1712. NR HARWOOD (see also harrod, ..."

5. Steer's Parish Law: Being a Digest of the Law Relating to the Civil and by John Steer, Walter Henry Macnamara (1881)
"... and amounting to an incapacity to consent, is thereby produced. Sullivan v. Sullivan, 2 Hagg. 240. See harrod v. harrod, 1 Kay 6 Johns. 4. In R. v. ..."

6. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"Colonel harrod introduces the first Families from the Monongahela.—Declaration of American Independence.—Indian Hostilities begin in Kentucky. ..."

7. The Life and Adventures of Daniel Boone: The First Settler of Kentucky by Timothy Flint (1868)
"... pit,neer*— harrod, Kenton, Logan, Ray, McAffee, and others. COLONEL BOONE having seen the formidable invasion of Boonesborough successfully repelled, ..."

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