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pirl - v.t., to spin, as a top; to twist or twine.
As in, for the latter, making a yarn string or thin rope. Origin unknown, though Webster's 1913 unabridged, apparently the last dictionary to include it, speculated there's a relationship with purl, as in to flow around. Certes, it's pronounced the same, but I'm dubious.
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As in, for the latter, making a yarn string or thin rope. Origin unknown, though Webster's 1913 unabridged, apparently the last dictionary to include it, speculated there's a relationship with purl, as in to flow around. Certes, it's pronounced the same, but I'm dubious.
Admin note: I'm going off-line for the holidays and will be back next year. Have a safe and happy break!
---L.
