hurdle
hurdle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. Bacon.
- 2.An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped.
- 3.To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is in England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. Bacon called?
- What is an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped called?
- What is to hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles. Milton called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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