noun
hurley
HLEE
noun
1
The curved wooden stick used to hit the ball in hurling.
"He grabbed his hurley and ran out onto the pitch."
"The hurley cracked as it connected with the sliotar."
2
The Irish field sport of hurling, played with such a stick and a small ball.
"Hurley is one of the fastest team sports in the world."
How to Use Hurley
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe stick (and sometimes the sport itself) used in the Irish game of hurling.
Common pairings
swing a hurley
a hurley and sliotar
Word Forms
hurleys plural
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Etymology
From the verb "hurl" — the stick is named after the action of hurling the ball.