hairlip the world

[Joan Hall]

"To disfigure, destroy---used in various figurative phrases suggesting dire
consequences."

At 01:09 AM 2/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Joan Hall wrote:
>
>#DARE includes it at "harelip" verb.  We included it in the phrases "harelip
>#the government, ~ the governor, ~ hell, ~ every mule in Texas, ~ all the
>#hogs in Texas."
>
>What does it mean?
>
>-- Mark A. Mandel