hurleyn.
/ˈhəːli/, U.S. /ˈhərli/ 1. The Irish game of ‘hurling’; hockey.
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1841 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland I. 256 The great game in Kerry, and indeed throughout the south, is the game of ‘Hurley’.
1841 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland I. 194 Playing ‘hurly’ on the surface of the waters.
1861 N. A. Woods Prince of Wales in Canada & U.S. 129 La Crosse, a species of hurley, except that to the end of the stick is attached a small purse net, in which the ball may be caught, and so carried to the goal.
1893 W. R. Le Fanu 70 Years Irish Life 129 ‘Hurling’, or ‘hurley’, as it is now called, was formerly the chief game in Ireland.
2. The stick or club used in this game; a hockey-stick; a club or cudgel of the same shape.
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1825 T. C. Croker Fairy Legends & Trad. S. Ireland I. 305 The hurley, or hurlet, being an effective and desperate weapon.
1841 S. C. Hall & A. M. Hall Ireland I. 257 The players..are arranged..in two opposing ranks, with their hurleys crossed, to await the tossing up of the ball.
1887 Standard 19 Sept. 3/6 ‘Hurleys’ are made of ash, and are used for playing the national game of that name.
1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Oct. 5/1 Mr. Dillon was welcomed by a numerous concourse of Nationalists, carrying torches and hurleys.
3. The ball used in ‘hurling’.
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1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxi. 206 They were contending to drive a hurley, made out of the round knob of a flopper-joint.
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