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hurtle

[hur-tl] / ˈhɜr tl /


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Hurtle two stories toward the earth in a metal and plastic tube as others watch and, almost certainly, laugh.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2011

Hetta Carbury has to seek out the fiery Mrs Hurtle, who is staying in distant Islington, but Hetta is nothing daunted.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2011

The novel is the story of Hurtle Duffield, a precocious boy born into poverty and bought for £500 by a society family.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2010

The Vivisector by Patrick White: Painter Hurtle Duffield dissects the weaknesses of "the men and women who court him during his long life" with "cruel precision".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2010

That was what Nan Brown said to me about Rube Hurtle, my great pitcher, and I took it as her way of announcing her engagement.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Grey, Zane




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