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Noun. 1. A forceful punch or hit. 2. Something that is excellent. E.g."It was worth paying twice the entry fee just to see that purler of a goal." [Orig. Aust.]
(purl) to spin a top or toss a coin or button
Purler is Australian slang for something outstanding in its class.
the eddy in a stream or brook
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v. i.
To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through obstructions.
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An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
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The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing.
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A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
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A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.
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Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the former owners their rights.
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One who purloins.
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Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent district; environs; neighborhood.
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Alt. of Purline
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A tern.
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In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the principals and supporting the common rafters.
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v. t.
To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft; to filch.
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An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
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To practice theft; to steal.
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To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle.
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Malt liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed with gin, sugar, and spices.
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