hircarrah

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A form of harkara — A runner who carried mail; a messenger or courier.

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Meanings

nounhircarrah (plural hircarrahs)

plural hircarrahs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of harkara.

    The mob then attacked and maltreated the bearers and hircarrahs that were in attendance, waiting for their masters, demolishing every palankeen they could lay hands upon.

    1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 233
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APA

hircarrah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircarrah

MLA

“hircarrah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircarrah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hircarrah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hircarrah.

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