hurly

noun — 2 senses

hurly

noun

/ˈhɜː(ɹ)li/

Etymology Compare French hurler (“to howl”). See also hurlyburly.

1

Obsolete noise; confusion; uproar

  • […] that, with the hurly, death itself awakes.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

hurly

noun
1

Scotland A wheelbarrow.

Related terms
hurl, hurtle, hurlyburly, hurly-hacket

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