purler

/ (ˈpɜːlə) /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for purler (2 of 2)

purler²

/ (ˈpɜːlə) /

noun

Australian slang something outstanding in its class

Origin of purler

of unknown origin

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How to use purler in a sentence

purler, a heavy fall from a horse in the hunting or steeplechasing field.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten
It was precisely the attitude of one who has had a purler at football.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories | Henry Seton Merriman
One of them beggars had come up behind, and swung his gun round, and fetched him a purler on the back of his head.
The Gamekeeper at Home | Richard Jefferies
Gel I know—relative of mine she is, by marriage—goes a purler with a chap.
Rest Harrow | Maurice Hewlett
If I come a purler it will not be for the first time where women are concerned.
Cynthia's Chauffeur | Louis Tracy

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