SPURLING

Etymology

Noun

spurling (plural spurlings)

(obsolete, UK, dialect) A tern.

Anagrams

• purlings, slurping

Proper noun

Spurling (plural Spurlings)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spurling is the 11312nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2792 individuals. Spurling is most common among White (87.61%) individuals.

Anagrams

• purlings, slurping

Source: Wiktionary


Spur"ling, n. Etym: [See Sparling.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A tern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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