purler

¹ British  

/ ˈpɜːlə /

noun

1. informal a headlong or spectacular fall (esp in the phrase come a purler )

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purler ² British  

/ ˈpɜːlə /

noun

1. slang something outstanding in its class

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Etymology

Origin of purler

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

"By Jove, the poor beggar has come a purler," said Captain Digby-Soames, as the two bent over the apparently unconscious man.

From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher

It was precisely the attitude of one who has had a purler at football. 

From Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Merriman, Henry Seton

You’ll come a purler at your first stone wall if you ride with such long stirrup leathers.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

The animal referred to above went a lovely purler with me this morning, turning a somersault and finishing by laying across my right leg.

From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.

Gel I know—relative of mine she is, by marriage—goes a purler with a chap.

From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry