Thirl Definition
thʉrl
verb
To pierce; perforate.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
(obsolete) To throw (a projectile).
Wiktionary
Origin of Thirl
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From Middle English thirl, thiril, from Old English þyrel (“a hole made through anything, opening, aperture, orifice, perforation"), from Proto-Germanic *þurhilÄ… (“hole, opening"), equivalent to through +"Ž -le. Related to thrill, drill.
From Wiktionary
From Middle English thirlen, thurlen, thorlen, from Old English þyrlian, þyrelian (“to make a hole through, pierce through, perforate; make hollow, excavate; make vain"), from the noun (see above).
From Wiktionary
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Origin uncertain. Perhaps a blend of throw and hurl.
From Wiktionary
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