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hurdle race
(encz) | hurdle race, n: |
Hurdle race
(gcide) | Hurdle \Hur"dle\, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D.
horde, OHG. hurt, G. h["u]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur?
door, Goth. ha['u]rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. ?,
Skr. k?t to spin, c?t to bind, connect. [root]16. Cf.
Crate, Grate, n.]
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.
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2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were
formerly drawn to the place of execution. --Bacon.
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3. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which
men or horses leap in a race.
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Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the
form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped.
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hurdle race
(wn) | hurdle race
n 1: a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of
hurdles [syn: hurdles, hurdling, hurdle race] |
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