<h1>Hurlwind</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hurl"wind`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A whirlwind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Sandys.</i>
<h1>Hurly</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hur"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>hurler</ets> to howl.]</ety> <def>Noise; confusion; uproar.</def>
<blockquote>That, with the <b>hurly</b>, death itself awakes. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Hurly-burly</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hur"ly-bur`ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Reduplicated fr. OE. <ets>hurly</ets> confusion: cf. F. <ets>hurler</ets> to howl, yell, L. <ets>ululare</ets>; or cf. E. <ets>hurry</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tumult; bustle; confusion.</def>
<i>Shak.</i>
<blockquote>All places were filled with tumult and <b>hurly-burly</b>. <i>Knolles.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Huronian</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hu*ro"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Named from Lake <ets>Huron</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>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 Arch\'91an age.</def>
<h1>Huron-Iroquous</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hu"ron-Ir`o*quous"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A linguistic group of warlike North American Indians, belonging to the same stock as the Algonquins, and including several tribes, among which were the Five Nations. They formerly occupied the region about Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the larger part of New York.</def>
<h1>Hurons</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hu"rons</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt><def>; <i>sing</i>. <er>Huron</er>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> A powerful and warlike tribe of North American Indians of the Algonquin stock. They formerly occupied the country between Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, but were nearly exterminated by the Five Nations about 1650.</def>
<h1>Hurr</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hurr</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Hurry</er>.]</ety> <def>To make a rolling or burring sound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<blockquote>R is the dog's letter, and <b>hurreth</b> in the sound. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Hurrah Hurra</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw><hw>Hur*rah"</hw> <hw>Hur*ra"</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. <ets>hurra</ets>. Cf. <er>Huzza</er>.]</ety> <def>A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause, encouragement, or welcome.</def>
<blockquote><b>Hurrah</b>! <b>hurrah</b>! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Hurrah</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hur*rah"</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.</def>
<cs><col>Hurrah's nest</col>, <cd>state of utmost confusion. <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>
<blockquote>A perfect <b>hurrah's nest</b> in our kitchen. <i>Mrs. Stowe.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Hurrah</h1> <Xpage=714>
<hw>Hur*rah"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To utter hurrahs; to huzza.</def>
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