hurley

H4U1R1L1E1Y4
US/ˈhɝli/

noun

A stick used in the game of hurling.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

hurley1

nounhurley (countable and uncountable, plural hurleys)

plural hurleys

  1. countableA stick used in the game of hurling.
  2. proscribeduncountableThe game of hurling.

Hurley2

proper noun

alternative O'Hurley

  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.
  2. An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
  3. An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
  4. A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).
    1. A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283).
    2. A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).
  5. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
    2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.
    3. A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.
    4. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.
    5. A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.

Origin

Hurley · proper noun

  1. Old Englishhyrne“corner”
  2. EnglishHurley

From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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Translations

Irish camán
  • camána stick used in the game of hurling
Cite this entry
APA

hurley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurley

MLA

“hurley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hurley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hurley.

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