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hurly

[hur-lee]
noun, plural hurl·ies.
  1. commotion; hurly-burly.
  2. British. hurley.
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Origin of hurly

First recorded in 1590–1600

hurley

or hurl·y

[hur-lee]
noun, plural hurl·eys, hurl·ies. British.
  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.
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Origin of hurley

1815–25; hurl + -ey, as in hockey
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Examples from the Web for hurly

Historical Examples

  • It would also be well if they could pass the wet ground and avoid plunging against one another in the hurly burly.

    With the Black Prince

    William Osborn Stoddard

  • Wyth that a hurly burly rose amongs the people, euery man maruellinge what the matter shoulde be.

    The Palace of Pleasure

    William Painter

  • A mountain torrent—a tributary of the Scind runs down the valley with the usual noise and hurly burly.

  • Hurly of creduma therefore comes curiously near the quite modern brassey.

    The Happy Golfer

    Henry Leach

  • I laid them to one side and next morning brought two men Crawford and Hurly, down from the Post to witness the brands.

    A Texas Cow Boy

    Chas. A. Siringo

British Dictionary definitions for hurly

hurley

noun
  1. mainly British another word for hurling
  2. Also called: hurley stick the stick used in playing hurling
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