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Definition of Skirling
1. n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
2. n. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.
Definition of Skirling
1. Verb. (present participle of skirl) ¹
2. Noun. (UK dialect) A small trout or salmon. ¹
3. Noun. (context: Northern England and Scotland) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skirling
1. skirl [v] - See also: skirl
Medical Definition of Skirling
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Skirling
Literary usage of Skirling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1911)
"BY AE skirling. A PECULIAR case of proliferation in a peach blossom was brought
about by an accident to the growing shoot of a budded seedling. ..."
2. The New Statistical Account of Scotland by Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy (1845)
"All the parishes in this county belong to the Presbytery of Peebles, except
skirling and the united parishes of Broughton, ..."
3. Peebles During the Reign of Queen Mary by Robert Renwick (1903)
"BARONY OF skirling). 8 August 1550. ... On 16th February 1551-2, sasine in the
barony of skirling was given to James ..."
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