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thirls

thirls is the plural of thirl.

thirls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thirl.

Meaning of thirl

Noun (1)

thirl (plural thirls)

  1. (otherwise archaic) A hole, an aperture, especially a nostril.
  2. (dialectal) A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot.
  3. (obsolete) A short communication between adits in a mine.
  4. (obsolete) A long adit in a coalpit.

Noun (2)

thirl (plural thirls)

  1. (historical) A thrall.

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Questions about thirls

What is thirls the plural of?
Thirls is the plural of thirl.

Words near thirls in the dictionary

  1. Thirldene
  2. thirled
  3. thirling
  4. thirlings
  5. Thirlmere
  6. thirls
  7. Thirlstane
  8. Thirlwall
  9. Thirlwell
  10. Thiro
  11. Thirroul

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