squirl

noun — 2 senses

squirl

noun

Etymology Blend of squiggle + twirl.

1

A flourish in handwriting.

squirl

noun

Etymology Eye-dialect.

1

US, Dialectal A squirrel.

“Git up that tree. Look here at this squirl, Benjy.”1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 6:

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