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hurst noun also hyrst \ˈhərst\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English hurst, from Old English hyrst; akin to Old Saxon & Old High German hurst thicket, Old Irish crann tree, and perhaps to Greek prinos holm oak 1. a. : a grove or wooded knoll — often used in combination in place names < Elmhurst > b. heraldry : a clump of trees 2. : a bank or piece of rising ground; especially : a sandbank in a river |