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spurtle
[ spur-tl ]
/ ˈspɜr tl /
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noun Chiefly Scot.
a stick used to stir porridge.
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Words nearby spurtle
spurred, spurrey, spurrier, spurry, spurt, spurtle, spur track, spur veins, spur wheel, sputnik, Sputniks
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How to use spurtle in a sentence
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.
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