Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To twirl; turn or wind round; coil: as, to
querl a cord, thread, or rope. - noun A twist; a curl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Local, U.S. To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil.
- noun Local, U. S. A coil; a twirl.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
twirl ;turn orwind around;coil . - noun A
twist ;curl .
Etymologies
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From a dialectal variant of twirl, possibly representing a blend of twirl and curl. Cognate with German querlen ("to twirl").
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