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urchin (iou)



urchin noun & adjective. ME.

A. noun.
A hedgehog. arch. ME.
b. A goblin; an elf. L16-E17.
transf.
a. A porcupine. rare. Only in LME.
b. A sea urchin. E17.
a. A mischievous child or youth; a brat; spec. (poet.) Cupid. LME.
Swift The urchin..Took aim, and shot with all his strength.
b. A young boy or girl, esp. one poorly or raggedly dressed. M16.
S. Rushdie An urchin who had spent eleven years in the gutter.
A physically deformed person; a hunchback. Now dial. E16.
b. adjective. That is an urchin; of, pertaining to, or resembling an urchin. M16.
Comb. & special collocations: urchin crowfoot the corn buttercup, Ranunculus arvensis (cf. HEDGEHOG 5); urchin cut a short ragged style of haircut; urchin fish the porcupine fish.
urchinly adjective of the nature of or resembling an urchin M17.