harl

/ (hærl, hɑːl) Scot /

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verb

(tr) to drag (something) along the ground

(intr) to drag oneself; trail along

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

(intr) to troll for fish

noun

the act of harling or dragging

a small quantity; a scraping

a mixture of lime and gravel; roughcast

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Derived forms of harl

harling, noun

Word Origin for harl

C18: of unknown origin

Words nearby harl

hark, hark back, harken, Harkins, Harkness, harl, Harlan, Harlech, Harleian Library, Harlem, Harlemite

British Dictionary definitions for harl (2 of 2)

harl²

/ (hɑːl) /

noun

angling a variant of herl

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How to use harl in a sentence

The White Palmer—dubbed with white peacock's harl, and a black hackle over it.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
The Black Palmer—dubbed with black copper coloured peacock's harl, and a black cock's hackle over that, wings, blackbird.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
This man here—this Larry of 1935—tells us that only a mechanism is in the larger cage—which is what we thought, Harl.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various
Never once had Tina and Harl been able to stop simultaneously with it, for a year has so many separate days and hours.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various

We came to an unoccupied lighted room—Harl's room, though I did not know it then.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various