plural of thirling

(archaic or dialectal) A hole, aperture, especially a nostril. / (dialectal) A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot.

To pierce, perforate, penetrate. / (obsolete) To drill or bore.

(obsolete) To throw (a projectile).

(historical, transitive) To legally bind (a tenant) to the use of one's own property as an owner.

(historical) A thrall.

plural of thirl

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thirl

simple past tense and past participle of thirl

The act of boring or perforating / (coal-mining) Same as thirl / (Northern England, mining) In lead-mining, a mark indicating the termination of a set or pitch