Lexic.us

Definition of Thurl

1. n. A hole; an aperture.

2. v. t. To cut through; to pierce.

Definition of Thurl

1. Verb. (obsolete) To cut through; to pierce. ¹

2. Verb. (mining obsolete) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thurl

1. the hip joint in cattle [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thurl

1. 1. A hole; an aperture. 2. A short communication between adits in a mine. A long adit in a coalpit. Origin: AS. Yrel a hole. 53. See Thirl, Thrill. 1. To cut through; to pierce. 2. To cut through, as a partition between one working and another. See: Thrill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thurl

Literary usage of Thurl

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"3 thurl. 75. 1655, Sep. 26. The protector to the commissioners of Maryland. ... 4 thurl. 651. 1656, Aug. 9. A grant by Cromwell to Sir Charles de Saint ..."

2. Notes on the State of Virginia by Thomas Jefferson (1853)
"thurl. 75. The Protector to the commissioners of Maryland. i65. ... thurl. 55. An instrument made at the council of Jamaica, 1*55, Oct 8. ..."

3. The Works of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"3 thurl. 75. The protector to the commissioners of Maryland. A letter. 4. thurl. 55. ... 4 thurl. 651- A grant by Cromwell to Sir Charles de Saint Etienne, ..."

4. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1894)
"A paper concerning the advancement of trade, 5 thurl. 80. ... 5 thurl. 482. Objections against the Lord Baltimore's patent, and reasons why the government ..."

5. Bibliotheca Americana: Or, A Chronological Catalogue of the Most Curious and by Leman Thomas Rede, Arthur Homer, Alexander Dalrymple, John Debrett (1789)
"1656. CAR. II. A Paper concerning the Advancement of Trade. 5 thurl. 80. 1656. CAR. II. ... 8 CAR. II. A Paper relating to Maryland. 5 thurl. 483. ..."

6. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Presented by a New Philosophy of Natural by Thomas Jefferson, William Henry Hodge, Charlotte Anne Albinia Disbrowe, Andrew Adgate Lipscomb, Albert Ellery Bergh (1903)
"5 thurl. 486. The assembly of Virginia to secretary thurlow. 5 thurl. ... 6 thurl. 69. 1°57. Apr. 4. Petition of the general court at Hartford upon Connect! ..."

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