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hart

[hahrt]
–noun, plural harts, (especially collectively) hart.
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, esp. after its fifth year.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME hert, OE heorot; c. D hert, G Hirsch, ON hjǫrtr; akin to L cervus stag, Gk kórys helmet, crest

Hart

[hahrt]
–noun
1. Albert Bush⋅nell [boosh-nl] , 1854–1943, U.S. editor, historian, and educator.
2. Gary (Warren), born 1936, U.S. politician: senator 1975–87.
3. Lo⋅renz [lawr-uhnts, lohr-] , 1895–1943, U.S. lyricist.
4. Moss, 1904–61, U.S. playwright and librettist.
5. William S(hakespeare), 1872–1946, U.S. film actor.
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hart   (härt)   
n.   pl. harts or hart
A male deer, especially a male red deer over five years old.

[Middle English, from Old English heorot; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Hart   (härt)   
American lyricist whose song credits include "Isn't It Romantic" (1932) and "My Funny Valentine" (1937).
Hart, Moss 1904-1961.  
American playwright, librettist, and director. He wrote a number of Broadway comedies with George S. Kaufman, including The Man Who Came to Dinner (1939).
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Word Origin & History

hart 
O.E. heorot "male deer," from P.Gmc. *kherut- (cf. O.H.G. hiruz, O.N. hjörtr, Ger. Hirsch), perhaps from PIE base *ker- "horn" (cf. L. cornu "horn," cervus "deer," Welsh carw "deer"). Now, a male deer after its fifth year. Hartshorn "ammonium carbonate" is O.E. heortes hornes, so called because a main early source of ammonia was the antlers of harts.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Hart

(Heb. 'ayal), a stag or male deer. It is ranked among the clean animals (Deut. 12:15; 14:5; 15:22), and was commonly killed for food (1 Kings 4:23). The hart is frequently alluded to in the poetical and prophetical books (Isa. 35:6; Cant. 2:8, 9; Lam. 1:6; Ps. 42:1).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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