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thirlepoll
† thirlepoll, -pole, -poole Obs. Forms: α. 5 thorle-, thurlepolle, 6 thurle-, thyrlepole, thirlepolle, -poole. β. 6 thir-, thorpole. γ. 7 thorn(e)pole, thornpool. See also whirlpool. [perh. f. thirl n.1 + poll n.1, from the blow-holes or nostrils in the head: cf. quot. 1603. If this was the etymolog... Oxford English Dictionary
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thornpole
thornpole, -pool var. thorlpoll, thirlepoll. Oxford English Dictionary
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thurlepole
thurlepole, -polle var. thirlepoll, a whale. Oxford English Dictionary
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thorpole
thorpole variant of thirlepoll Obs. Oxford English Dictionary
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thyrlepole
thyrl(e, thyrlepole see thirl, thirlepoll. Oxford English Dictionary
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thorlepolle
thorlepolle variant of thirlepoll Obs. Oxford English Dictionary
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thurlhead
† ˈthurlhead Obs. rare—1. Alteration of thurlepolle, thirlepoll, with head for poll.1610 Holland Camden's Brit. ii. 184 There came to land a mighty multitude of great sea fishes, to wit, Thurlhedis. Oxford English Dictionary
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turlehyde
† turlehyde var. thurlhead (= thirlepoll).1766 W. Harris Hist. Dublin xi. 265 About the 24{supt}{suph} of June [1331] a prodigious number of large sea fish, called Turlehydes, were brought into the bay of Dublin, and cast on Shore at the Mouth of the river Dodder. Oxford English Dictionary
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whirlpool
▪ I. † ˈwhirlpool1 Obs. Also 6 wherpole, w(h)orpoul, etc. [app. an alteration, by popular etymology, of thirlepoll, q.v.] ? The large blowing whale.c 1450 Brut ii. 603 Ther wer sene in þe Temys at Londen, many whyrlepolys, & anoþer tyme a whale. 1508 Stanbridge Vulgaria (W. de W.) B j, Balena, a why... Oxford English Dictionary
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thirl
▪ I. thirl, n.1 Now dial. (θɜːl) Forms: 1 þyrel, -il, þyrl, 3 þirl, þurl, 4 therl, 9 thurl, 4– thirl. See also thrill n.1 [OE. þ{yacu}rel, for older *þyrhil, *þurh-il, f. þurh thorough + -el1. Cf. OHG. dur(i)hhil, MHG. dürchel, dürkel, OE. þ{yacu}rel adjs., pierced, perforated.] 1. A hole, bore, per... Oxford English Dictionary
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