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

I felt as though I'd come a purler over wire when I saw Baluchi Bob dropping off that bicycle.

From The House 'Round the Corner by Tracy, Louis

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 marsh was infested with small drains, and one had to keep one's eyes glued on the ground immediately ahead to avoid coming an unholy purler.

From A Rogue by Compulsion by Bridges, Victor

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

"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