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hurcheon

The English word “hurcheon” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A hedgehog.

Etymology

A variant of urchin, from Middle English hirchoun (“hedgehog”), from Old French heriçon (“hedgehog”). Compare Scots hurcheon.

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