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tirl

verb, noun — 6 senses

tirl

verb

Etymology From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.

1

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.

2

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To make a rattling or clattering sound by twirling or shaking.

  • to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door
3

To twist.

4

To strip; to unroof.

tirl

noun

Etymology From archaic trill (“spin, twiddle”), probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl.

1

Scotland, UK, Dialectal A vibration.

2

Scotland, UK, Dialectal A substitute for a trundle wheel or lantern wheel in a mill.

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