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Webster 1913 Edition


Thirl

Thirl

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Thirled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Thirling
.]
[See
Thrill
.]
To bore; to drill or thrill. See
Thrill
.
[Obs. or Prov.]
That with a spear was
thirled
his breast bone.
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Thirl

THIRL

,
Verb.
T.
thurl. To bore; to perforate. It is now written drill and thrill. [See these words, and see Nos tril.]

Definition 2024


thirl

thirl

English

Alternative forms

Noun

thirl (plural thirls)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) A hole, aperture, especially a nostril.

Etymology 2

From Middle English thirlen, thurlen, thorlen, from Old English þyrlian, þyrelian (to make a hole through, pierce through, perforate; make hollow, excavate; make vain), from the noun (see above).

Verb

thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)

  1. To pierce, perforate, penetrate.
  2. (obsolete) To drill or bore.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a blend of throw + hurl.

Verb

thirl (third-person singular simple present thirls, present participle thirling, simple past and past participle thirled)

  1. (obsolete) To throw (a projectile).