spirtle
spirtle is the alternative spelling of spurtle.
spirtle is the archaic spelling of spurtle.
Meaning of spurtle
Noun
spurtle (plural spurtles)
- Either of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood: a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge.
- "It was till lately believed by the ploughmen of Clydesdale, that if they repeated the rhyme
Fairy, fairy, bake me a bannock and roast me a collop,
And I'll gie ye a spurtle off my gadend!
three several times on turning their cattle at the terminations of ridges, they would find the said fare...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 353
- "It was till lately believed by the ploughmen of Clydesdale, that if they repeated the rhyme
Forms of spirtle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | spirtles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | spirtles |
| present participle | spirtling |
| past participle | spirtled |
| past | spirtled |
Questions about spirtle
- What is spirtle the alternative spelling of?
- Spirtle is the alternative spelling of spurtle.
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