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Webster 1913 Edition

Querl

Querl

,
Verb.
T.
[G.
querlen
,
quirlen
, to twirl, to turn round, fr.
querl
,
querl
, a twirling stick. Cf.
Twirl
.]
To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil;
as, to
querl
a cord, thread, or rope
.
[Local, U.S.]

Querl

,
Noun.
A coil; a twirl;
as, the
qwerl
of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse
.
[Local, U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Querl

QUERL

,
Verb.
T.
To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread or rope. [This is a legitimate English word, in common use in New England. It may be a dialectical variation of whirl and twirl.]

Definition 2024

querl

querl

English

Alternative forms

  • quirl

Verb

querl ‎(third-person singular simple present querls, present participle querling, simple past and past participle querled)

  1. (transitive) To twirl; turn or wind around; coil.
    to querl a cord, thread, or rope

Noun

querl ‎(plural querls)

  1. A twist; curl.

Etymology

From a dialectal variant of twirl, possibly representing a blend of twirl +‎ curl. Cognate with German querlen ‎(“to twirl”).

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