Hurdle
Definition of Hurdle
Hur´dle | n. | 1. | A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes. | | 2. | In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution. | | 3. | An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race. | | v. t. | 1. | To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles. |
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