hirst

noun

ˈhirst

plural -s

1

Scottish

a

: a barren unproductive plot of ground

b

: a sandbank in a river

2

Scottish : a great number or quantity

3

Scottish : the part of the floor of a mill where the millstones turn in their framework

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hirst, hurst grove, knoll

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