hurley

or hurl·y

[ hur-lee ]
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noun,plural hurl·eys, hurl·ies.British.
  1. the game of hurling.

  2. the leather-covered ball used in hurling.

  1. the stick used in hurling, similar to a field hockey stick but with a wide, flat blade.

  2. Informal. a club or cudgel.

Origin of hurley

1
1815–25; hurl + -ey, as in hockey

Words Nearby hurley

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How to use hurley in a sentence

  • Remembering this, Mac hurley forced his glance back to Pierre.

    Riders of the Silences | John Frederick
  • It was later in the year when hurley with his whole-plate camera broke through the sea-ice—a sad affair for the camera.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • hurley dressed in full burberrys and went out to make a search, in which he was soon successful.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • hurley secured a couple of "snaps" at the expense of badly frost-bitten hands.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • The solemn rites of "shut-eye" determined that Webb was to stay and make camp while hurley and I retraced our steps.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for hurley

hurley

/ (ˈhɜːlɪ) /


noun
  1. mainly British another word for hurling

  2. Also called: hurley stick the stick used in playing hurling

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