WordNet Dictionary- [n] a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
- [adj] (archaic) rushing and whirling; "the hurling water"
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Hurl"ing\, n.
1. The act of throwing with force.
2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played.
Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the
ball. --Carew.