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Definition of Thirl
1. v. t. To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill.
Definition of Thirl
1. Noun. (archaic or dialectal) A hole, aperture, especially a nostril. ¹
2. Verb. To pierce, perforate, penetrate. ¹
3. Verb. (obsolete) To drill or bore. ¹
4. Verb. (obsolete) To throw (a projectile). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thirl
1. to thrill [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: thrill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thirl
Literary usage of Thirl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1836)
"ART. V.—A History of Greece. By the Rev. CONNOP thirl- WALL, Fellow of Trinity
College, Cambridge. Vol. I. London : 1835. (Published in LARDNER'S Cabinet ..."
2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"son ; and having caused the castle to be re-edified more strongly than it h.id been
formerly, lie left a new garrison in it under the command of one thirl- ..."
3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1892)
"... thirl) PARTY.—The rule is the same whether the debtor gives his own note or
that of a third party.1 If the note of a But it has been held that such a ..."
4. The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature ...: A Biographical and ...by John Clark Ridpath by John Clark Ridpath (1898)
"The Literary and Theological Remains of thirl wall, edited by Pe- rowne, were
published in 1876. "As scholar, critic, and ecclesiastical statesman," says ..."
5. Reports of Cases Tried in the Jury Court: From the Institution of the Court by Scotland Jury Court, Joseph Murray (1829)
"MACLACHLAN The ground of exception was, that the thirl re- ... unless it was
capable of grinding the quantity required for the whole thirl. ..."
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