hurdies
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of hurdies
First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The last we saw o' him, he was sitting on his hurdies in the shallows, up to his neck in the water, trying what banes war hale after his stramash.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Poor Centum-per-centum may fast, And grumble his hurdies their claithing, He'll find, when the balance is cast, He's gane to the devil for-naething.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
"Suppose I should tell ye now I canna read the heid o' one printed word frae the hurdies o' it?"
From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John
An' while that baith the twa o' them Were sayin' some orra wordies, Auld Corkie's leg, wi' hauf o's breeks, Cam' clean aff at the hurdies.
From The Auld Doctor and other Poems and Songs in Scots by Rorie, David
Thir breeks o' mine, my only pair, That ance were plush o' guid blue hair, I wad hae gi'en them aff my hurdies, For ae blink o' the bonnie burdies!
From The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales by Grant, James, archaeologist
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