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Quotation dates: 1899-1915
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HURRACK, n. Also hurrik; hurro, hurry-. The part of a boat between the after-thwart and the stern (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., Sh. 1957). Comb. hurry-timmer, the small fitted timber at the bow or stern of a boat (Ork. 1929 Marw.).Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 127:
The boat was divided into six compartments, viz., fore-head, fore-room, mid-room, oost-room, shott, hurrik or kannie. This last compartment next the stern was occupied by the steersman.Ork.3 c.1915:
Sae Oy gadered aichans for smullyns to mak foles afor he ged ta is hurro.
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