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hurly-hacket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

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noun

A badly-hung carriage.

Obsolete

From hurl (“to convey in a wheeled vehicle”).

hurly-hackets (plural) hurly hakkat (alternative)

What does hurly-hacket mean?: A badly-hung carriage.
Where does hurly-hacket come from?: From hurl (“to convey in a wheeled vehicle”).

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