hurling en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
In Mr. J. C. Hotten’s Life, and in Mr. A. W. Ward’s admirable monograph in the “English Men of Letters” Series, a paper of mine called “Pincher Astray” is attributed to Dickens.
Edmund Yates (1884), “A Dickens Chapter”, in Edmund Yates: His Recollections and Experiences, volume II, London: Richard Bentley and Son, page 111:
- (countable, uncountable) An Irish game of ancient Celtic origin. It is played with an ash stick called a hurley (camán in Irish) and a hard leather ball called a sliotar.
- (countable, uncountable) A Cornish street game resembling rugby, played with a silver ball.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hurlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Cornish hurling · hurling and burling
Translations (7)
sga immáin (Irish game) · ga iománaíocht (Irish game) · kw hyrlîan (Cornish game) · hu hurling (Irish game) · gv immanaght (Irish game) · ga iomáint (Irish game) · ga iomáin (Irish game)