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thirling
▪ I. thirling, vbl. n.1 (ˈθɜːlɪŋ) Forms: see thirl v.1 [f. thirl v.1 + -ing1.] 1. The action of thirl v.1; piercing, boring.a 1225 Ancr. R. 166 Þet, ȝif ȝe weren iðe worldes þrunge, mid a lutel hurlunge [MS. T. hurtlinge; MS. C. þurlunge] ȝe muhten al uor leosen. 1443 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 713... 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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Wemyss Private Railway
The Burntisland thirling agreement From 1894 difficult discussions took place between the NBR and the Wemyss Estate and its coalmaster tenants. The NBR immediately took the view that this was prohibited under the thirling agreement, and lengthy and antagonistic correspondence followed. wikipedia.org
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implorable
imˈplorable, a. rare. [f. im-1 + L. plōrābilis lamentable, or f. implore v. + -able.] † 1. Lamentable; = deplorable. Obs.1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 444 The grit ouirthraw and thirling of his ring,..To him all tyme wes so implorabill. 2. That can or may be implored. Oxford English Dictionary
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thurl
thurl, -ing var. thirl n.1 and v.1, thirling. Oxford English Dictionary
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unwist
unˈwist, ppl. a. Obs. or arch. [un-1 8 b.] † 1. Unknown to one; without it being known.c 1374 Chaucer Troylus ii. 1294 Hire entent..Was for to loue hym vnwist, if she myghte. 1382 Wyclif Gen. xxxv. 22 Ruben ȝede, and slepte with Bala, the secundarye wijf of his fader, that to hym was not vnwist. 142... Oxford English Dictionary
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sucken
▪ I. sucken, n.1 Sc. (ˈsʌkən) Forms: 5 sukkin, swken, 5–7 suckin, 6 su(c)kyn, 9 shucken, 7– sucken. [Variant of soken. The orig. meaning is ‘resort’ (sc. to a particular mill).] 1. The duty and liability of tenants within a district astricted to a mill. (See thirlage 2 and cf. soken 2 b.) † Also occ... Oxford English Dictionary
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trough
▪ I. trough, n. (trɒf, -ɔː-) Forms: 1–2 troᵹ, (troh), 4 trowȝ, trouȝ, 4–6 trowe, 4–7 (8–9 dial.) trow, 5–6 trogh, troghe, Sc. trouch (also 9 Sc. dial.), 5–7 troughe, trowgh, trowghe, (5 troȝ, troue, trowh, trowegh, 6 trouthe, troh, trogh, troght, Sc. troch (also 9 Sc. dial.), trowch, -t, truch, troi... Oxford English Dictionary
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smug
▪ I. † smug, n.1 Obs. [Of obscure origin: cf. smuggy a.] A blacksmith.1600–9 Rowlands Knave of Clubbes (Percy Soc.) 34 A smug of Vulcan's forging trade. 1629 Dekker London's Tempe 123 Worke, my fine smugges. 1709 E. Ward Hud. Rediv. i. 133 ‘You're an impudent slut,’ cries the smug at his bellows.▪ I... Oxford English Dictionary
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unwares
unˈwares, adv., n., and a. Now arch. [Late OE. unwæres, unwares, f. unwær unware a.] A. adv. 1. Without warning; unexpectedly, suddenly.a 1122 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 1004, Forþam þe hi unwares comon, & he fyrst næfde þæt he his fyrde ᵹegadrian mihte. Ibid. an. 1093, Hine þa Rodbeard..unwæres bes... Oxford English Dictionary
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slick
▪ I. slick, n.1 (slɪk) [f. slick a. or v.] 1. † a. A cosmetic, an unguent. Obs.1626 tr. Boccalini's New-found Politick 233 My face..is done ouer with Ladies licks, slicks, and other painting stuffe of the Levant. b. Carpentry. (See quot.)1875 Knight Dict. Mech. 2208 Slick, a wide-bitted chisel, used... Oxford English Dictionary
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