hurcheon

H4U1R1C3H4E1O1N1

noun

A hedgehog.

OriginMiddle English hirchoun →
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Meanings

nounhurcheon (plural hurcheons)

plural hurcheons

  1. dialectalobsoleteA hedgehog.

    I saw the hurcheon and the hare In hidlings hirpling here and there,

    1597, Alexander Montgomery, The Cherrie and the Slae

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhirchoun“hedgehog”
  2. Englishhurcheon

A variant of urchin, from Middle English hirchoun (“hedgehog”), from Old French heriçon (“hedgehog”). Compare Scots hurcheon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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