hurling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hurling
    n 1: a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two
         teams of 15 players each

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hurl \Hurl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hurling}.] [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE.
   hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. [root]16.
   See {Hurtle}.]
   1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw
      with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a
      stone or lance.
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            And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main.
                                                  --Pope.
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   2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to
      hurl charges or invective. --Spenser.
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   3. [Cf. {Whirl}.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet."
      [Obs.] --Fuller.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hurling \Hurl"ing\, n.
   1. The act of throwing with force.
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   2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played.
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            Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the
            ball.                                 --Carew.
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