hurcheon

[ hur-chuhn ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a hedgehog.
2. an urchin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurcheon¹

1275–1325; Middle English hirchoun, variant of urchun urchin

Example Sentences

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From BBC

Hoyte, to amble crazily.Hughoc, diminutive of Hughie, as Hughie is of Hugh.Hums and hankers, mumbles and seeks to do what he cannot perform.Hunkers, kneeling and falling back on the hams.Hurcheon, a hedgehog.Hurdies, the loins, the crupper.Hushion, a cushion, also a stocking wanting the foot.Huchyalled, to move with a hilch.

From Project Gutenberg

The meikle devil wi' a woodie big, gallows-rope Haurl thee hame to his black smiddie Drag, smithy O'er hurcheon hides, hedgehog And like stock-fish come o'er his studdie anvil Wi' thy auld sides!

From Project Gutenberg

And I was e'en as great a gomeral to let ye persuade me to lie up here amang the blankets like a hurcheon, instead o' gaun to the wappen-schaw like other folk.

From Project Gutenberg

The meikle devil wi' a woodie Haurl thee hame to his black smiddie, O'er hurcheon hides, And like stock-fish come o'er his studdie Wi' thy auld sides!

From Project Gutenberg