Associations to the word «Harelip»

Wiktionary

HARELIP, noun. (teratology) A congenital malformation of the upper lip, reminiscent of the mouth of a hare.
HARELIP, verb. (transitive) To curse (as if by causing a harelip),

Dictionary definition

HARELIP, noun. A congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats