tirl
Americannoun
-
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
-
an allotted time for action that comes in rotation to each member of a group; turn.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of tirl
First recorded in 1480–90; metathetic variant of trill 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It was not, as on the former occasions, what is called a tirl.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII by Wilson, John Mackay
I took the rasp in my hand, and gave my wonted tirl.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various
So perhaps thought our couple; but their thoughts belied them, for just again, as the dawn broke over the tops of the high houses, the well-known tirl was heard at the door.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII by Wilson, John Mackay
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
