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thirl (Noun)
A hole, aperture, especially a nostril.
thirl (Verb)
To pierce, perforate, penetrate.
thirl (Verb)
To drill or bore.
thirl (Verb)
To throw a projectile.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

thirl (v. t.)
To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

thirl
thėrl, n. (prov.) a hole: an opening: a short passage between two headings in a mine.—v.t. to pierce, wound: cause to quiver.—v.i. to vibrate, tingle, thrill
thirl
thėrl, n. a form of thrall.—v.t. to bind or subject.—n. Thirl′age, a form of servitude by which the grain produced on certain lands had to be ground at a certain mill and a certain proportion paid

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