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Definition of Hurly
1. n. Noise; confusion; uproar.
Definition of Hurly
1. Noun. (obsolete) noise; confusion; uproar ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hurly
1. commotion [n -LIES] - See also: commotion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hurly
Literary usage of Hurly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"Sir, bad you any money from Casey t John hurly. No, 1 bad none. Sol. Gen. ...
Do you know of any jewels that belong to Mr. hurly, besides the money ? ..."
2. A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great by Bernard Burke (1855)
"hurly, the progenitor of the family. Murtagh, the first who assumed the " 0. ...
William, the good-humoured O'hurly. After this the genealogy of the chiefs ..."
3. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain by Bernard Burke (1862)
"This claim was not allowed, aud air John hurly was arrested in Dublin about tho
year 1714, for raising men for the Pretender, but made his escape to France ..."
4. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"From a direct imitation of a confused sound. The word hurly-burly is a parallel
formation within the limits of E. itself. ..."
5. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"Thunder peals, flute-music, the laugh of Pan and the nymphs, the clear disdainful
whisper of cold stoicism, and the hurly-burly of a country fair, ..."
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