HURRIER

Etymology

Noun

hurrier (plural hurriers)

A person who hurries.

(British, obsolete) A young boy or girl employed in a coal mine to drag baskets or small wagons full of coal from the coal face where it was mined, up to the surface.

Source: Wiktionary


Hur"ri*er, n.

Definition: One who hurries or urges.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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