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Pronunciation : Hur"dle
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. h?rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur door, Goth. ha?rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. k to spin, c to bind, connect. sq. root16. Cf. Crate, Grate, n.]
Definition : 1. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.

2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. Bacon.

3. 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Hur"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles. Milton.

t. [imp. & p. p. Hurdleed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hurdleing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913