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Harefoot

ha·re·foot

uncommon

noun

1.

illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040)

Origin

From Middle English hare-fot, equivalent to hare + foot. Compare Old English haran hiġe (“hare's-foot (plant)”).

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