Hurlbat
Hurl″bat′ (?), n. See Whirlbat. Holland.
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Hurlbone
Hurl″bone′ (?), n. 1. See Whirlbone.2. (Far.) A bone near the middle of the buttock of a horse. Crabb.
Hurler
Hurl″er (?), n. One who hurls, or plays at hurling.
Hurling
Hurl″ing, n. 1. The act of throwing with force.2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played.Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the ball. Carew.
Hurlwind
Hurl″wind′ (?), n. A whirlwind. Sandys.
Hurly
Hur″ly (?), n. [Cf. F. hurler to howl.] Noise; confusion; uproar.That, with the hurly, death itself awakes. Shak.
Hurly-burly
Hur″ly–bur′ly (?), n. [Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly confusion: cf. F. hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E. hurry.] Tumult; bustle; confusion. Shak.All places were filled wi...
Huron-Iroquous
Hu″ron–Ir′o‐quous″ (?), n.(Ethnol.) A linguistic group of warlike North American Indians, belonging to the same stock as the Algonquins, and including several tribes, among whic...
Huronian
Hu‐ro″ni‐an (?), a. [Named from Lake Huron.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time t...
Hurons
Hu″rons (?), n. pl.; sing.Huron. (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike tribe of North American Indians of the Algonquin stock. They formerly occupied the country between Lakes Huron,...
Hurr
Hurr (?), v. i. [See Hurry.] To make a rolling or burring sound.R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound. B. Jonson.
Hurrah
{ Hur‐rah″Hur‐ra″ } (?), interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. hurra. Cf. Huzza.] A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome.Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and...
Hurrah (2)
Hur‐rah″, n. A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.Hurrah's nest, state of utmost confusion.A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. Mrs. Stowe.
Hurrah (3)
Hur‐rah″ (?), v. i. To utter hurrahs; to huzza.
Hurrah (4)
Hur‐rah″, v. t. To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.
Hurricane
Hur″ri‐cane (?), n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word signifying, a high wind.] A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally acco...
Hurricano
Hur′ri‐ca″no (?), n.; pl.Hurricanoes (#). A waterspout; a hurricane. Drayton. “You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout.” Shak.
Hurried
Hur″ried (?), a. 1. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a hurried writer; a hurried life.2. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job. “A hur...
Hurrier
Hur″ri‐er (?), n. One who hurries or urges.
Hurries
Hur″ries (?), n. A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars into vessels.
Hurry
Hur″ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hurried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hurrying.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round, dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr hurl...
Hurry (2)
Hur″ry, v. i. To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.To hurry up, to make haste.
Hurry (3)
Hur″ry, n. The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency; bustle; confusion.Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts into a violent hu...
Hurry-skurry
Hur″ry–skur′ry (?), adv. [An imitative word; cf. Sw. skorra to rattle, snarl, E. scurry.] Confusedly; in a bustle. Gray.
Hurryingly
Hur″ry‐ing‐ly, adv. In a hurrying manner.
Hurst
Hurst (?), n. [OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst, horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an eyerie, thicket.] A wood or grove; — a word used in the co...
Hurt
Hurt, n.(Mach.) (a) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions. (b) A husk. See Husk, 2.