spurtle

[ spur-tl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

Origin of spurtle¹

1540–50; spurt- (by metathesis from sprit ) + -le

Make us a spurtle tae burn it wi, then, said a voice apparently close at hand.

On returning to the spot he found the spurtle taken away, and bread and cheese left in its place.

She laid down the porridge spurtle like a queen abdicating her sceptre.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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