Definitions
the act of jumping over an obstacle
Word origin
From Middle English hurdel, hirdel, herdel, hyrdel, from Old English hyrdel (“frame of intertwined twigs used as a temporary barrier”), diminutive of *hyrd, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz, from Pre-Germanic *kr̥h₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₂-. Cognate with Dutch horde, German Hürde.
Used in a sentence
“He ran in the 100 metres hurdles.”
“The practice of folding sheep was general, and the purchase of hurdles was a regular charge in the shepherd's account.”
“In treason, the corporal punishment is by drawing on hurdle from the place of the prison to the place of execution, and by hanging and being cut down alive, bowelling, and quartering: and in women by burning.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Track-jump obstacle”6 letters
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