Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of boring or perforating.
- noun In coal-mining, same as
thirl , 2; in the lead-mines of the north of England, a mark indicating the termination of a set or pitch.
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- verb Present participle of
thirl .
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Examples
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Thus with fire untrowed and thirling flame the soul of a lover is burned.
The Adornment of the Spritual Marriage 1293-1381 1916
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The name "Thirlwall" was supposed to commemorate the "thirling" (drilling or piercing) of the
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