English Dictionary: Thurl | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thurl \Thurl\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel a hole. [fb]53. See {Thirl}, {Thrill}.] 1. A hole; an aperture. [Obs.] 2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thurl \Thurl\, v. t. [See {Thrill}.] 1. To cut through; to pierce. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. 2. (Mining) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another. |