English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d�l|-��(r)d�l
Noun
en-noun
- An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race.
- A perceived obstacle.
- A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
#*1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 414.
#*: The practice of folding sheep was general, and the purchase of hurdles was a regular charge in the shepherd's account.
- In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. �Bacon.
Translations
trans-top|an artificial barrier over which men or horses jump in a race
French: haie f (3)
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Hungarian: t|hu|gát, t|hu|akadály
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trans-top|a perceived obstacle
Hungarian: t|hu|gát, t|hu|akadály
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trans-top|a movable frame of wattled twigs
Hungarian: t|hu|karám
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da:hurdle
de:hurdle
fr:hurdle
io:hurdle
hu:hurdle
ta:hurdle
te:hurdle
vi:hurdle
zh:hurdle
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