urchin

[ ur-chin ]

/ ˈɜr tʃɪn /

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noun

a mischievous boy.

any small boy or youngster.

sea urchin.

either of two small rollers covered with card clothing used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding.

Chiefly British Dialect. a hedgehog.

Obsolete. an elf or mischievous sprite.

Origin of urchin

1300–50; Middle English urchun, urchon hedgehog <Old North French (h)erichon,Old French heriçun<Vulgar Latin *hēriciōn- (stem of *hēriciō), equivalent to Latin ēric(ius) hedgehog + -iōn--ion

SYNONYMS FOR urchin

1 rascal, scamp.

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Words nearby urchin

urban wind, urbiculture, urbi et orbi, URC, urceolate, urchin, urd, urdé, Urdu, URE, urea

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Example sentences from the Web for urchin

Despite enjoying singing, and a tiny role as ‘Urchin No. 30’ in a production of Oliver!
Eddie Redmayne’s Star-Making Turn|Marlow Stern|December 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The urchin stood before them, taking them in thoroughly with his sharp little eyes.
The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch|Henry Wallace Phillips
On a pile head sat an urchin fishing, with a long bamboo pole many sizes too large for him.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
“As long as I have responsibility for the urchin——” said Miss Dionysia.
In the Roar of the Sea|Sabine Baring-Gould

In his gentle voice he said that the Urchin could not possibly be drowned.
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist|W. W. Tarn
Next he is seen an urchin on the street playing with marbles and jack-knives, absorbed and forgetful of the world around him.
The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors|Kersey Graves

British Dictionary definitions for urchin

urchin

/ (ˈɜːtʃɪn) /

noun

a mischievous roguish child, esp one who is young, small, or raggedly dressed

See sea urchin, heart urchin

an archaic or dialect name for a hedgehog

either of the two cylinders in a carding machine that are covered with carding cloth

obsolete an elf or sprite

Word Origin for urchin

C13: urchon, from Old French heriçon, from Latin ēricius hedgehog, from ēr, related to Greek khēr hedgehog

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	urchin
释义	urchin [ ur-chin ] / ˈɜr tʃɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR urchin ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mischievous boy. any small boy or youngster. sea urchin. either of two small rollers covered with card clothing used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding. Chiefly British Dialect. a hedgehog. Obsolete. an elf or mischievous sprite. Origin of urchin 1300–50; Middle English urchun, urchon hedgehog <Old North French (h)erichon,Old French heriçun<Vulgar Latin hēriciōn- (stem of hēriciō), equivalent to Latin ēric(ius) hedgehog + -iōn--ion SYNONYMS FOR urchin 1 rascal, scamp. SEE SYNONYMS FOR urchin ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby urchin urban wind, urbiculture, urbi et orbi, URC, urceolate, urchin, urd, urdé, Urdu, URE, urea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for urchin Despite enjoying singing, and a tiny role as ‘Urchin No. 30’ in a production of Oliver! Eddie Redmayne’s Star-Making Turn\|Marlow Stern\|December 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The urchin stood before them, taking them in thoroughly with his sharp little eyes. The Mascot of Sweet Briar Gulch\|Henry Wallace Phillips On a pile head sat an urchin fishing, with a long bamboo pole many sizes too large for him. The Rules of the Game\|Stewart Edward White “As long as I have responsibility for the urchin——” said Miss Dionysia. In the Roar of the Sea\|Sabine Baring-Gould In his gentle voice he said that the Urchin could not possibly be drowned. The Treasure of the Isle of Mist\|W. W. Tarn Next he is seen an urchin on the street playing with marbles and jack-knives, absorbed and forgetful of the world around him. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors\|Kersey Graves British Dictionary definitions for urchin urchin / (ˈɜːtʃɪn) / noun a mischievous roguish child, esp one who is young, small, or raggedly dressed See sea urchin, heart urchin an archaic or dialect name for a hedgehog either of the two cylinders in a carding machine that are covered with carding cloth obsolete an elf or sprite Word Origin for urchin C13: urchon, from Old French heriçon, from Latin ēricius hedgehog, from ēr, related to Greek khēr hedgehog Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to urchin ragamuffin, brat, punk, waif, imp, cub, gamin, dickens, pup, juvenile delinquent
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urchin

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