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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.
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