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Harrod

noun

English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905). Synonym: Charles Digby Harrod.

English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885). Synonym: Charles Henry Harrod.

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"Harrod" Quotes from Famous Books

... as, for instance, the horse rares up; and sounding the l in would. Common enough names, too, were clipped or contracted in English fashion. Thus, the names of Norwood and Harwood became Norrod in sound and Harrod in spelling; and the name of Currier, whether with any reference or not to the French Cuir, for leather, was not long since uniformly pronounced Kiah, with the long [i]; Thurlow was strangely transformed into Thurrill; and Pierpont, often formerly spelled Pierpoint, with entire ...

— Old New England Traits • Anonymous

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Words linked to "Harrod" : merchandiser, merchant, Charles Digby Harrod, Charles Henry Harrod