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Definition of Hurries
1. n. A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars into vessels.
Definition of Hurries
1. Noun. (plural of hurry) ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of hurry) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hurries
1. hurry [v] - See also: hurry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hurries
Literary usage of Hurries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies by James Boswell (1799)
"This thought once form'd, all council comes too late, He flies to press, and
hurries on his fate ; Swiftly he sees the imagin'd laurels spread, ..."
2. The Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie, K. T. by Sir William Lee-Warner (1904)
"... 1848 —Arguments against delaying operations—No apprehension at home —Impatience
of delay in India—Herbert Edwardes hurries to the rescue—Crosses the ..."
3. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1866)
"I have opened my eyes," added Desmoulins; "I have seen the number of our enemies :
their multitude tears me from the Hôtel des Invalides, and hurries me ..."
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