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.
tirl (plural tirls)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A vibration.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.
• 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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
