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THIRL
Etymology 1
Noun
thirl (plural thirls)
(archaic or dialectal) A hole, aperture, especially a nostril.
(dialectal) A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot.
Etymology 2
Verb
thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)
To pierce, perforate, penetrate.
(obsolete) To drill or bore.
Etymology 3
Verb
thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)
(obsolete) To throw (a projectile).
Etymology 4
Verb
thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)
(historical, transitive) To legally bind (a tenant) to the use of one's own property as an owner.
Noun
thirl (plural thirls)
(historical) A thrall.
Source: Wiktionary
Thirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirling.] Etym: [See Thrill.]
Definition: To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill. [Obs. or Prov.] That with a spear was thirled his breast bone. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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