noun
hurst
hurst
noun
1
A wood, thicket, or small wooded hill (chiefly found today in place names).
"The old map marked a hurst just beyond the village."
Word Forms
hursts plural
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Etymology
From Old English hyrst, meaning a wooded hill or thicket — the same root shows up at the end of many English place names, like Amherst and Sandhurst.