Thurl

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /θɝl/
• RP IPA: /θɜːl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l

Origin

See thrill.

Full definition of thurl

Verb

1. (obsolete) To cut through; to pierce.
2. (mining, obsolete) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another.

Noun

1. A hole; an aperture.
2. (mining) A short communication between adits in a mine.
3. (mining) A long adit in a coalpit.