QUERL

Querl, v. t. Etym: [G. querlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round, fr. querl, querl, a twirling stick. Cf. Twirl.]

Definition: To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope. [Local, U.S.]

Querl, n.

Definition: A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse. [Local, U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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