SKIRLING
Verb
skirling
present participle of skirl
Noun
skirling (plural skirlings)
(UK, dialect) A small trout or salmon.
(Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
Source: Wiktionary
Skirl"ing, n.
Definition: A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. &
Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.
Mrs. J. H. Ewing.
Skirl"ing, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]
SKIRL
Skirl, v. t.& i. Etym: [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same
word as E. shrill.]
Definition: To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Skirl, n.
Definition: A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition