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TIRL
Etymology
Verb
tirl (third-person singular simple present tirls, present participle tirling, simple past and past participle tirled)
(intransitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
(intransitive, UK, Scotland, dialect) To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.
(transitive) To twist.
(transitive) To strip; to unroof.
Noun
tirl (plural tirls)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A vibration.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.
Anagrams
• lirt
Source: Wiktionary
Tirl, v. i. [Cf. Twirl, Thirl.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1. To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.
2. To make a ratting or clattering sound by twirling or shaking; as, to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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