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hursts

hursts is the plural of hurst.

Meaning of hurst

Noun

hurst (plural hursts)

  1. (rare outside place names) A wood or grove.
    • Where, to her neighboring Chase, the curteous Forrest show’d
      So just conceived joy, that from each rising a hurst,
      Where many a goodlie Oake had carefullie been nurst,1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 2 p. 27

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Questions about hursts

What is hursts the plural of?
Hursts is the plural of hurst.

Words near hursts in the dictionary

  1. Hurston
  2. Hurstonian
  3. Hurstons
  4. Hurstpierpoint
  5. Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
  6. hursts
  7. Hurstville
  8. Hurstville Grove
  9. hurt
  10. hurt a fly
  11. hurt for

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