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hurly-hacket

hurly-hacket noun: a badly-hung carriage.

Noun

hurly-hacket (plural hurly-hackets)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A badly-hung carriage.

Forms of hurly-hacket

pluralhurly-hackets
alternative formhurly hakkat

Origin of hurly-hacket

From hurl (“to convey in a wheeled vehicle”).

Questions about hurly-hacket

What does hurly-hacket mean?
Hurly-hacket means a badly-hung carriage.
What part of speech is hurly-hacket?
Hurly-hacket is a noun.
What is the plural of hurly-hacket?
The plural of hurly-hacket is hurly-hackets.

Words near hurly-hacket in the dictionary

  1. hurly hakkat
  2. hurly-burlied
  3. hurly-burlies
  4. hurly-burly
  5. hurly-burlying
  6. hurly-hacket
  7. hurly-hackets
  8. hurlyburlies
  9. hurlyburly
  10. Hurmuz
  11. Hurn

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