hurdies

[ hur-deez ]

plural nounScot.
  1. the buttocks.

Origin of hurdies

1
First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain

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How to use hurdies in a sentence

  • Tonio will take to the hurdy-gurdy again; him an' Puck should win money too.

    Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne Arthur
  • The old Italian organ-grinder doing his best to please you with his wheezy hurdy-gurdy is not just an old organ-grinder.

  • Pisistratus, by the help of Latin comprehending that the Savoyard says that the mice are alive, and the hurdy-gurdy is not.

    The Caxtons, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Am I then come into Spain to hear hum-strums and hurdy-gurdies?

  • My uncle sold a watch, and I played on the hurdy-gurdy, by way of making myself popular.

    The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for hurdies

hurdies

/ (ˈhʌrdɪz) /


pl n
  1. Scot the buttocks or haunches

Origin of hurdies

1
C16: of unknown origin

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