hurdlen.[OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D. horde, OHG. hurt, G. hrde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur door, Goth. hards, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. , Skr. kt to spin, ct to bind, connect. 16. Cf. Crate, Grate, n.]1. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.()2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.(Bacon.)3. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses leap in a race.()Hurdle race, a race in which artificial barriers in the form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped.()v. t. To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles.(Milton.)