Definition of Hurden

1. n. A coarse kind of linen; -- called also harden.

Definition of Hurden

1. Noun. (UK dialect) A coarse kind of linen made from hurds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hurden

1. a type of coarse fabric [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hurden

huon pine
hup
hupaithric
huperzine
huperzines
huppah
huppahs
hupped
hupping
hups
huqa
huqas
huqin
hurcheon
hurcheons
hurden (current term)
hurdens
hurdies
hurdle
hurdle race
hurdled
hurdler
hurdlers
hurdles
hurdlework
hurdleworks
hurdling
hurdlings
hurds
hurdy-gurdies

Literary usage of Hurden

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Law of Real Property: Including, Also, General Rules of Law Relative to the by Charles Theodore Boone (1901)
"... it was held that fraud would be presumed, and the conveyance was set aside.14 The hurden of proof rests upon the party who fills the position of active ..."

2. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1841)
"In most of the cases where no real hurden had heen declared, the attempt was made to treat the reservation as a condition under which the grant was made, ..."

3. History of Lowell and Its People by Frederick William Coburn (1920)
"Mr. Harrigan, however, took the whole hurden on his shoulders and has carried it through with great ability and complete success. ..."

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