"thurl" meaning in English

See thurl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thurl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thurls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Head templates: {{en-noun}} thurl (plural thurls)
  1. (agriculture, chiefly in the plural) Either of the rear hip joints where the hip connects to the upper leg in certain animals, particularly cattle; often used as a reference point for measurement. Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-thurl-en-noun-xq1H2ulX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 9 8 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thurl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thurls [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: See thirl. Etymology templates: {{m|en|thirl}} thirl Head templates: {{en-noun}} thurl (plural thurls)
  1. Alternative form of thirl Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: thirl
    Sense id: en-thurl-en-noun-toLUi9xe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /θɝl/ [General-American], /θɜːl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thurl.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thurls [present, singular, third-person], thurling [participle, present], thurled [participle, past], thurled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Etymology: See thirl. Etymology templates: {{m|en|thirl}} thirl Head templates: {{en-verb}} thurl (third-person singular simple present thurls, present participle thurling, simple past and past participle thurled)
  1. Alternative form of thirl Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: thirl
    Sense id: en-thurl-en-verb-toLUi9xe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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