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English Dictionary: hurly-burly by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hurly-burly \Hur"ly-bur`ly\, n. [Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly
      confusion: cf. F. hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E.
      hurry.]
      Tumult; bustle; confusion. --Shak.
  
               All places were filled with tumult and hurly-burly.
                                                                              --Knolles.
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