dirl
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of dirl
First recorded in 1505–15; akin to drill 1
Example Sentences
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It juist garrs my backbeen dirl, an' I canna sit still.
From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.
“I don’t want to be a lobs’er—nor a dirl, so there!”
From The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended by Hill, Grace Brooks
The piper made his appearance according to the time-honoured tradition, and marched twice round the table while the oaken rafters overhead rang to the dirl of the dance he drew from his chanter.
From The White Blackbird by Douglas, Hudson
“Before your jottering finger could find the trigger, the hilt would dirl on your breast-bane.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
No, I won't tay like nite ittle dirl if Timfy do 'way.
From Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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