Urchin
noun
1.
a mischievous boy.
2.
any small boy or youngster.
3.
sea urchin.
4.
either of two small rollers covered with card clothing used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding.
5.
Chiefly British Dialect. a hedgehog.
6.
Obsolete. an elf or mischievous sprite.
noun
1.
a mischievous roguish child, esp one who is young, small, or raggedly dressed
2.
See sea urchin, heart urchin
3.
an archaic or dialect name for a hedgehog
4.
either of the two cylinders in a carding machine that are covered with carding cloth
5.
(obsolete) an elf or sprite
munchkin
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