harelip
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A baby with a harelip
See also: hare lip
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
harelip (plural harelips)
- (teratology) A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.
- Synonym: cleft lip
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Translations
congenital malformation of the upper lip
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Verb
harelip (third-person singular simple present harelips, present participle harelipping, simple past and past participle harelipped)
- (transitive) To curse (as if by causing a harelip),
- I don't care if it harelips the governor.
- I'm gonna get them doors open if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek!