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urchins
plural of urchin
• chunris
Source: Wiktionary
Ur"chin, n. Etym: [OE. urchon, irchon, a hedgehog, OF. ireƧon, eriƧon, heri, herichon, F. hƩrisson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog, for her; akin to Gr. Herisson.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A hedgehog.
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.
3. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog. "We 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and fairies." Shak.
4. A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy. And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. W. Howitt. You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but where's the girl that won't dissemble for an husband Goldsmith.
5. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. Knight. Urchin fish (Zoƶl.), a diodon.
Ur"chin, a.
Definition: Rough; pricking; piercing. [R.] "Helping all urchin blasts." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
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You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.