harl

¹ British  

/ hærl, hɑːl /

verb

1. (tr) to drag (something) along the ground

2. (intr) to drag oneself; trail along

3. (tr) to cover (a building) with a mixture of lime and gravel; roughcast

4. (intr) to troll for fish

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noun

1. the act of harling or dragging

2. a small quantity; a scraping

3. a mixture of lime and gravel; roughcast

harl ² British  

/ hɑːl /

noun

1. angling a variant of herl

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• harling
  noun

Etymology

Origin of harl

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

A strong-back glanc’ offen your ead, an’ I harl you board dis raff.”

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

The Marlow Buzz.—The body is made of peacock harl, a dun hackle over it from the tail, and two dark red ones round the shoulder, rib of silver.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

It may also be made to advantage with peacock harl and black-red hackles over it, and tipped with gold.

From Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies by Blacker, William

Peacock Harl—dubbed with ruddy peacock's harl, warped with green silk, and a red cock's hackle over that.

From The Teesdale Angler by Lakeland, R.

The first was a wooden press used to crush the stalks of retted hemp straw, so that the harl came away and left the fibre clean.

From The Spinners by Phillpotts, Eden