Definition of Urchin
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(n.) A hedgehog.
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(n.) A sea urchin. See Sea urchin.
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(n.) A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog.
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(n.) A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a boy.
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(n.) One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog.
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(a.) Rough; pricking; piercing.
Synonyms of Urchin
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Antonyms of Urchin
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Homophones of Urchin
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