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- noun Plural form of
urchin .
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Examples
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Anything served them, that is, the urchins, as a pretence for a fray, or, Dorically speaking, a BICKER; every street and close was at feud with its neighbour; the lads of the school were at feud with the young men of the college, whom they pelted in winter with snow, and in summer with stones; and then the feud between the old and new town!
Lavengro 2004
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Anything served them, that is, the urchins, as a pretence for a fray, or, Dorically speaking, a _bicker_; every street and close was at feud with its neighbour; the lads of the school were at feud with the young men of the college, whom they pelted in winter with snow, and in summer with stones; and then the feud between the old and new town!
Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Anything served them, that is, the urchins, as a pretence for a fray, or, Dorically speaking, a _bicker_; every street and close was at feud with its neighbour; the lads of the school were at feud with the young men of the college, whom they pelted in winter with snow, and in summer with stones; and then the feud between the Old and New Town!
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Anything served them, that is, the urchins, as a pretence for a fray, or, Dorically speaking, a _bicker_; every street and close was at feud with its neighbour; the lads of the school were at feud with the young men of the college, whom they pelted in winter with snow, and in summer with stones; and then the feud between the Old and New Town!
Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) George Henry Borrow 1842
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Anything served them, that is, the urchins, as a pretence for a fray, or, Dorically speaking, a _bicker_; every street and close was at feud with its neighbour; the lads of the school were at feud with the young men of the college, whom they pelted in winter with snow, and in summer with stones; and then the feud between the Old and New Town!
Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Adolf Hitler was well known for being chauffeur-driven around Vienna, catcalling the urchins and sometimes even the proper ladies!
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But still, nothing beats the flavor of urchins just out of the water.
Recipe for Sea Urchin Risotto (Ριζότο με Αχινό) Laurie Constantino 2009
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Nihal, it would be interesting to hear if you ask around in your town whether anyone ate urchins.
Recipe for Sea Urchin Risotto (Ριζότο με Αχινό) Laurie Constantino 2009
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Oh Peter, you REALLY need to try urchins; they're amazing.
Recipe for Sea Urchin Risotto (Ριζότο με Αχινό) Laurie Constantino 2009
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Can't wait to try just need to find the sea urchins.
Recipe for Sea Urchin Risotto (Ριζότο με Αχινό) Laurie Constantino 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word urchins
"The principle of the wool-carding machine is identical with that of the cotton-carding machine, and it is chiefly distinguished from the latter by a great number of small cylinders called urchins, which work in pairs and are called workers and cleaners."
--from the Century Dictionary definition for carding-machine
January 19, 2011