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hurley

or hurl·y

[ hur-lee ]

noun

, British.
, plural hurl·eys, hurl·ies.
  1. the game of hurling.
  2. the leather-covered ball used in hurling.
  3. the stick used in hurling, similar to a field hockey stick but with a wide, flat blade.
  4. Informal. a club or cudgel.


hurley

/ ˈhɜːlɪ /

noun

  1. another word for hurling
  2. Also calledhurley stick the stick used in playing hurling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hurley1

1815–25; hurl + -ey, as in hockey
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Example Sentences

Indeed, in as much as clothes define us, Hurley had the strange distinction of having her persona defined by a dress.

All this buzz, the continued tabloid fascination with Hurley, is down—absurdly—to that dress.

In wearing it, Hurley helped originate a wider revolution, too.

In recent years, away from the screen, Hurley has reinvented herself as a yummy mummy.

The dress bizarrely burdened Hurley with a ready-made character to play up to, which she did without overt complaint.

Remembering this, Mac Hurley forced his glance back to Pierre.

It was later in the year when Hurley with his whole-plate camera broke through the sea-ice—a sad affair for the camera.

Hurley dressed in full burberrys and went out to make a search, in which he was soon successful.

Hurley secured a couple of "snaps" at the expense of badly frost-bitten hands.

The solemn rites of "shut-eye" determined that Webb was to stay and make camp while Hurley and I retraced our steps.

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