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thirling - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun · The act of boring or perforating · (coal-mining) Same as thirl · (Northern England, mining) In lead-mining, a mark indicating the termination of a set or ...
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thirling, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the adjective thirling is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for thirling is from around 1380, ...
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THIRL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
noun ˈthər(-ə)l dialect : hole, perforation, opening thirl 2 of 2 verb thirled; thirling; thirls transitive verb dialectal British : pierce, perforate.
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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...
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THIRL Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
verb (used with object) · to pierce. · to thrill. thirl. 1. / θɜːl /. verb. dialect, (tr). to bore or drill. to thrill. “ ...
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THIRL definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: dialect a. to bore or drill b. to thrill mainly Scottish to enslave; bind.... Click for more definitions.
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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...
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SND :: thirl v2 n2 - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
1. To lay under a certain obligation or restriction, specif. in Sc. Law: to bind the lands of an estate or their tenants by the terms of lease.
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thirling - definition and meaning - Wordnik
noun The act of boring or perforating. noun In coal-mining, same as thirl , 2; in the lead-mines of the north of England, a mark ...
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thirling, adj.² meanings, etymology and more
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective thirling. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. It ...
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thirling in English dictionary - Glosbe
Present participle of thirl. · noun. The act of boring or perforating · noun. (coal-mining). Same as thirl · noun. (Northern England, mining). In lead-mining, a ...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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