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Meaning of HURLING

Pronunciation:  'hurling

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
  2. [adj]  (archaic) rushing and whirling; "the hurling water"
 
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 Synonyms: moving
 
 See Also: field game

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hurl"ing\, n.
1. The act of throwing with force.
2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played.
         Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the
         ball.                                 --Carew.
 

 

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