Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Scotland)A wheelbarrow.

  2. (obsolete)Noise; confusion; uproar

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: hurlies
Singularhurly
Pluralhurlies

regular

Word family

4 related words
Relatedhurlhurtlehurlyburlyhurly-hacket

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hurdlehurlhurrayhurricanehurriedlyB1

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