2. Noun. A hedgehog. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hurcheon
1. same as urchin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hurcheon
Literary usage of Hurcheon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"... The Kirk's Alarm, Like beagles hunting game, man. The Tree of Liberty.
hurcheon [a hedgehog]. ... O'er hurcheon hides, . El. on Capí. ..."
2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand (1849)
"The same game is called Harry hurcheon in the north of Scotland, either from the
resemblance of one in this position to a ..."
3. Brand's Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Faiths and Folklore; a by John Brand (1905)
"The same game is called Harry hurcheon in the north of Scotland, either from the
resemblance of one in this position to a ..."
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