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HARL
Etymology 1
Noun
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.
Verb
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.
Etymology 2
Verb
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.
Noun
harl (plural harls)
(Scotland) The act of dragging.
A small quantity; a scraping of anything.
Anagrams
• Lahr, rhlA
Etymology
Proper noun
Harl
A male given name
Anagrams
• Lahr, rhlA
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
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