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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hurl, v. t. p. 645To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw with violence; to drive with great force; to emit with effort or energy; as, to hurl a stone or lance. And hurl them headlong to their fleet and…Hûrl, v. i. p. 645To move rapidly; to whirl. [Rare.] 2. To play at a kind of game of ball. Halliwell.Hûrl, n. p. 645The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a fling. 2. Tumult; riot; commotion. Knolles.Hûrl'-băt, n. p. 645A whirl-bat; an old kind of weapon whirled round very rapidly. Ainsworth.Hŭrl'-bōne, n. p. 645(Far.) A bone near the middle of the buttock of a horse.Hûrled, p. a. p. 645Whirled; twisted. “Crooked shoes to fit hurled feet.” Fuller.Hûrl'er, n. p. 645One who hurls, or plays at hurling.Hŭr'ling, n. p. 645The act of throwing with force. 2. A certain game of ball.Hûrl'wind, n. p. 645A whirlwind. [Obs.] Sandys.Hŭr'ly or Hŭr'ly-bŭr'ly, n. p. 645Tumult; bustle; confusion. Unpreaching prelacy hath been the chiefest cause of all this hurly-burly and commotion. Latimer.Hu-rō'ni-an, a. p. 646(Geol.) Of, or pertaining to, certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time to the latter part of the azoic age. Dana.Hŭrr, v. i. p. 646To make a trilling or rolling sound. [Obs.] R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound. B. Jonson.Hur-rā' or Hur-rāh', interj. p. 646Huzza! a shout of joy or exultation.Hŭr'ri-cāne, n. p. 646A violent storm, characterized by the extreme fury of the wind and its sudden changes; — in the East and West Indies, often accompanied by thunder and lightning. Hurricane deck (Naut.), the upper…Hür'ri-cā'no, n. p. 646A hurricane. [Obs.] "Cataracts and hurricanoes spout." Shak.Hŭr'ried-ly, adv. p. 646In a hurried manner. Bowring.Hür'ried-ness, n. p. 646State of being hurried. Scott.Hŭr'ri-er, n. p. 646One who hurries, urges, or impels.Hür'ry, v. t. p. 646To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to drive or press forward with more rapidity; to urge onward; to cause to advance precipitately or violently. Impetuous lust hurries him on to satisfy the…Hŭr'ry, v. i. p. 646To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or precipitation; as, let us hurry.Hŭr'ry, n. p. 646The act of hurrying; a driving or pressing forward in motion or business; pressure; urgency; precipitation; bustle. Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought.…Hür'ry-ing-ly, adv. p. 646In a hurrying manner.Hür'ry-skür'ry, adv. p. 646Confusedly; in a bustle. [Obs.] Gray.Hûrst, n. p. 646A wood or grove;—a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazelhurst.Hŭrt, v. t. p. 646To cause physical pain to; to afflict; to wound or bruise painfully. The hurt lion groans within his den. Dryden. 2. To impair the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to damage; to injure; to…Hürt, n. p. 646A physical injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the like. The pains of sickness and hurts . . . all men feel. Locke. 2. Injury; damage; detriment. Syn.—Wound; bruise; injury; harm; damage; loss…Hür'tel, n. p. 646A horse. See HURTLE.Hŭrt'er, n. p. 646One who hurts or does harm. 2. [Fr. hurtoir.] (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of the platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun-carriages from injuring the parapet.Hŭrt'ful, a. p. 646Tending to impair or destroy; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or destruction; as, hurtful words or conduct. Syn.—Pernicious; destructive; harmful; baneful; prejudicial; detrimental…Hûrt'ful-ly, adv. p. 646Injuriouly; mischievously.Hŭrt'ful-ness, n. p. 646Injuriousness; tendency to occasion loss or destruction; mischievousness.Hŭr'tle, v. i. p. 646To meet with violence or a shock; to clash; to jostle. Together hurtled both their steeds, and brake Each other's neck. Fairfax. 2. To move rapidly; to wheel or rush forth suddenly or with violence…Hŭr'tle, v. t. p. 646To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl about; to brandish. [Obs.] His harmful club he 'gan to hurtle high. Spenser. 2. To push forcibly; to hurl. And he him hurtleth with his horse adown.…Hûr'tle, n. p. 646A horse;—so called among the Highlanders in Scotland. [Written also hurtel.]Hûr'tle-bĕr'ry, n. p. 646The same as HUCKLEBERRY and WHORTLEBERRY. See HUCKLEBERRY.Hûrt'less, a. p. 646Doing no injury; innoxious; harmless; innocuous; innocent. “Hurtless blows he makes.” Dryden. 2. Receiving no injury.Hûrt'less-ly, adv. p. 646Without harm. Sidney.Hûrt'less-ness, n. p. 646The state or quality of being hurtless; harmlessness.Hur-toir', n. p. 646Same as HURTER, No. 2.Hŭs'band, n. p. 646A male head of a household; a manager of domestic concerns; one who orders the economy of a family; especially, a cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman. [Obs.] In these fields The painful husband…Hŭs′band, v. t. p. 646To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ in the manner best suited to produce the greatest effect; to spend, apply, or use with economy. He is conscious how ill he has husbanded the…Hŭs'band-a-ble, a. p. 646Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy. Sherwood.Hûs'band-age, n. p. 646Allowance to the managing owner of a vessel for acting as ship's husband, or attending to her concerns.Hŭs'band-less, a. p. 646Destitute of a husband. Shak.Hŭs'band-ly, a. p. 646Frugal; thrifty. [Obs.] Tusser.Hūs'band-man, n. p. 646The master of a family. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground; one who labors in tillage.Hŭs'band-ry, n. p. 646Care of domestic affairs; domestic economy; management; thrift. There's husbandry in heaven; The candles are all out. Shak. 2. The business of a husbandman or farmer, comprehending the various…Hŭsh, a. p. 646Silent; still; quiet; as, they are hush as death.Hŭsh, v. t. p. 646To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress the noise or clamor of. My tongue shall hush again this storm of war. Shak. 2. To appease; to allay; to calm, as commotion or agitation. Wilt…Hûsh, v. i. p. 646To be still; to be silent;—especially used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or quiet; make no noise.Hŭsh, n. p. 646Stillness; quiet. [Rare.] “It is the hush of night.” Byron.Hüsh'er, n. p. 646An usher. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. A bully. [Local, U. S.]Hūsh'-mōn'ey, n. p. 646A bribe to secure silence; money paid to hinder information or disclosure of facts. Swift.Hūsk, n. p. 646The external covering of certain fruits or seeds of plants; glume; hull; rind; chaff; — in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.Hŭsk, v. t. p. 646To strip off the external integument or covering of; as, to husk maize.Husked, p. a. p. 646Covered with a husk. 2. Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.Hŭsk'-i-ly, adv. p. 646In a husky manner; dryly.Hŭsk'i-ness, n. p. 646The state of being husky. 2. Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice.Hŭsk'ing, n. p. 646The act of stripping off husks, as from Indian corn. 2. A meeting of neighbors or friends, to assist in husking maize. [U. S.]Hüsk'y, a. p. 646Abounding with husks; consisting of husks; resembling husks; rough. Dryden. 2. Rough in tone; not clear; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.