† ˈtirler Obs.
[f. tirl v.3 + -er1.]
One who tirls; tirler of square bones, a thrower of dice, a dicer.
| [Cf. c 1550 Lusty Juventus D iij, I wyll trill the bones while I haue one grote.] 1609 Holland Amm. Marcell. xxviii. iv. 340 Certaine..who decline the name of Aleatores, i. Dice-players, and therefore are desirous to be called Tesserarij, i. Tirlers of square bones. |