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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 958 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HURDLE (O. Eng. hyrdel, cognate with such
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Teutonic forms as Ger. Hilrde, Dutch
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horde, Eng. " hoarding "; in pre-Teutonic
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languages the word appears in Gr. Kvprla, wickerwork, e(pT77,
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Lat. cratis,
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basket, cf. " crate," "
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grate ")  , a movable temporary fence, formed of a framework of
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light
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timber, wattled with smaller pieces of
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hazel,
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willow or other pliable
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wood, or constructed on the
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plan of a light five-barred
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field
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gate, filled in with brushwood . Similar movable frames can be made of
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iron,
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wire or other material . A construction of the same type is used in military
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engineering and fortification as a
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foundation for a temporary roadway across boggy ground or as a backing for earthworks .

End of Article: HURDLE (O. Eng. hyrdel, cognate with such Teutonic forms as Ger. Hilrde, Dutch horde, Eng. " hoarding "; in pre-Teutonic languages the word appears in Gr. Kvprla, wickerwork, e(pT77, Lat. cratis, basket, cf. " crate," " grate ")
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