THIRL
\θˈɜːl], \θˈɜːl], \θ_ˈɜː_l]\
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By Noah Webster.
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th[.e]rl, n. (prov.) a hole: an opening: a short passage between two headings in a mine.--v.t. to pierce, wound: cause to quiver.--v.i. to vibrate, tingle, thrill.
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th[.e]rl, n. a form of thrall.--v.t. to bind or subject.--n. THIRL'AGE, a form of servitude by which the grain produced on certain lands had to be ground at a certain mill and a certain proportion paid.
By Thomas Davidson