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Meaning of thirl | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/θɝl/

Definitions

A hole, an aperture, especially a nostril.
A thrall.
historical
A low door in a dry-stone wall to allow sheep to pass through; a smoot.
dialectal
A short communication between adits in a mine.
obsolete
A long adit in a coalpit.
obsolete

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

thirlage Thirlby thirling Thirlmere Thirlstane Thirlwall