'Thurl' definitions:

Definition of 'Thurl'

From: GCIDE
  • Thurl \Thurl\, v. t. [See Thrill.]
  • 1. To cut through; to pierce. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mining) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Thurl'

From: GCIDE
  • Thurl \Thurl\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel a hole. [root]53. See Thirl, Thrill.]
  • 1. A hole; an aperture. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit. [1913 Webster]

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