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

• harling noun

Etymology

Origin of harl

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

But with a cavernous memory and a zeal for efficiency that he had cultivated at the helm of radio shows like the “Jack Frost Melody Moments,” Ormandy could go from Albéniz to Yardumian, from his own, tellingly gaudy transcriptions of Bach and Handel to the works of American contemporaries, Philadelphians like Harl McDonald, Louis Gesensway and Vincent Persichetti among them.

From New York Times

Kate Harl said her restaurant, the Bean Inn in St Ives, Cornwall, would be operating at a "greatly reduced capacity" due to the delay and her ability to earn would be "severely restricted".

From BBC

“We have had more than 100 positions open since the start of the year, and just recently we increased sign-on bonuses to $1,200 for hourly positions -– in-part because we are competing with an entity that can print its own money -– the federal government -– and its $300 per week additional unemployment benefit,” said CEO Rod Harl.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Harl picked up a broom and pushed fallen leaves away to clear his path.

From New York Times

On a recent chilly Sunday at Riverside Park, Tyler Harl, 34, wore a brown hoodie as he descended the terraced landscape.

From New York Times