harl (plural harls)
A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.
harl (third-person singular simple present harls, present participle harling, simple past and past participle harled)
(transitive) To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.
harl (third-person singular simple present harls, present participle harling, simple past and past participle harled)
(transitive, Scotland) To drag along the ground.
(intransitive, Scotland) To drag oneself along.
To troll for fish.
harl (plural harls)
(Scotland) The act of dragging.
A small quantity; a scraping of anything.
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Harl
A male given name
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Source: Wiktionary
Harl, n. Etym: [Cf. OHG. harluf noose, rope; E. hards refuse of flax.]
1. A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax or hemp.
2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies. [Written also herl.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
