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thurm

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[thurm] / θɜrm /

verb (used with object)

  1. to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.

Etymology

Origin of thurm

First recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps metathetic variant of thrum 2

Example Sentences

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"Gutsho, alanna? thurm pogue?—come here, child, and kiss me," said Owen to his little namesake; "an' sure I can't forget the little woman here; gutsho, a colleen, and kiss: me too."

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

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