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(purl) to spin a top or toss a coin or button
the eddy in a stream or brook
Purler is Australian slang for something outstanding in its class.
Noun. 1. A forceful punch or hit. 2. Something that is excellent. E.g."It was worth paying twice the entry fee just to see that purler of a goal." [Orig. Aust.]
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Purl
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The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing.
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An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
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Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights.
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An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
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of Purl
n.
Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
v. i.
To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.
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One who purloins.
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A tern.
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of Purloin
n.
Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood.
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A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Purloin
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In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
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Alt. of Purline
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A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
v. & n.
To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
v. i.
To practice theft; to steal.
v. t.
To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
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