- a variation of hurley.
hurly
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Etymology
Origin of hurly
First recorded in 1590–1600
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As much as the hurly burly of the Coen brothers’ movies might seem distant from Shakespearean tragedy, their films are crowded with schemers seized by misguided ambitions — just usually more farcical ones.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
Speaking of that John Prescott punch, it is not just the voters who can stretch the spirit of campaign etiquette in the hurly burly of an election.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2015
Bobby Moore had about him a serenity on the football field's hurly burly that never, in my slight experience, has been matched.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2013
New justices must adjust to another sort of hurly burly, as Justice Kagan, who joined the court in 2010, learned at one point during Tuesday’s argument.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2012
There may be sum werry singlar peeple as likes hurly rising.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93. August 6, 1887. by Various
"Are you deserting me, Peter?" put in Kitty playfully; "the other hurlies are busy with the De Lancey party; we must have two or three at least."
From An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott by Jeanie Gould Lincoln
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