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thurl |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thurl \Thurl\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel a hole. [root]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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