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



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10 November 2024

INNOCENT

(adjective) free from evil or guilt; “an innocent child”; “the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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