1830. Lytton, Paul Clifford, ch. iv. May Old Harry fly off with him.
1837. Barham, Ingoldsby Legends (1865), p. 406. Shall I summon Old Harry himself to this spot?
Harry of the West, subs. phr. (political American).—Henry Clay.
To play old Harry, verb. phr. (common).—To annoy; to ruin; to play the devil.
1889. Licensed Vict. Gaz., 18 Jan. Otherwise played old Harry with the guardians of the peace.
Tom, Dick, and Harry, phr. (common).—Generic for any and everybody; the mob.
1886. R. L. Stevenson, Kidnapped, p. 287. He rode from public house to public house and shouted his sorrows into the lug of Tom, Dick, and Harry.
What Harry gave Doll, verb. phr. (old venery).—The penis: also generic for fornication.
Harry-bluff, subs. (rhyming).—Snuff.
Harry-common, subs. phr. (old).—A general wencher.