Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the ball.
Carew.
Hurl"wind` (?), n. A whirlwind. [Obs.] Sandys.
Hur"ly (?), n. [Cf. F. hurler to howl.] Noise; confusion; uproar.
That, with the hurly, death itself awakes.
Shak.
Hur"ly-bur`ly (?), n. [Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly confusion: cf. F.
hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E. hurry.] Tumult; bustle;
confusion. Shak.
All places were filled with tumult and hurly- burly.
Knolles.
Hu*ro"ni*an (?), a. [Named from Lake Huron.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining
to certain non- fossiliferous rocks on the borders of Lake Huron, which
are supposed to correspond in time to the latter part of the ArchÊan
age.
Hu"ron-Ir`o*quous" (?), n. (Ethnol.) A linguistic group of warlike
North American Indians, belonging to the same stock as the Algonquins,
and including several tribes, among which were the Five Nations. They
formerly occupied the region about Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the
larger part of New York.
Hu"rons (?), n. pl.; sing. Huron. (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike
tribe of North American Indians of the Algonquin stock. They formerly
occupied the country between Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, but were
nearly exterminated by the Five Nations about 1650.