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† thirlepoll, -pole, -poole Obs.
Forms: α. 5 thorle-, thurlepolle, 6 thurle-, thyrlepole, thirlepolle, -poole. β. 6 thir-, thorpole. γ. 7 thorn(e)pole, thornpool. See also whirlpool.
[perh. f. thirl n.1 + poll n.1, from the blow-holes or nostrils in the head: cf. quot. 1603.
If this was the etymology the name would be applicable to the Cetacea generally, although from the quots. it was, at least often, specifically applied. But the etymology is itself rendered doubtful by the synonyms whirlpool (1552: see quot. 1538) and hurlpool (1556), which show that in the 16th c. the first element was sometimes taken as thirl v.3 to hurl, whirl, and the name thus app. identified with whirlpool, a vortex, from the commotion caused by its spouting or blowing. See however thurlhead.]
A whale, or some species or kind of whale.
c1460J. Russell Bk. Nurture 837 Salt Thurlepolle, salt whale, is good with egre wyne. 1513Bk. Keruynge in Babees Bk. (1868) 281 Samon, congre, sturgyon, turbot, thorpole, thornebacke, hounde-fysshe, & halybut. 1533Elyot Cast. Helthe (1541) 67 b, Greatte fyshes of the sea, as thurlepole, porpyse, and sturgeon. 1538― Dict., Balæna, a greatte fishe, which I suppose to be a thurlepoll [edd. 1545, 1548 thirlepoole; 1552 whirlepoole]. 1550Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 105 By the sea coast a she fish was founde of a wonderfull greatnesse, called a thirlepoole. 1570Levins Manip. 160/41 A Thirlepoole, balena. A Hurlepoole, idem. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. (1807) II. 390 There were eleauen whales or thirlepooles cast on land. 1591Harington Orl. Fur. vi. xxxvi, The Dolphin strong, the Tunny good of tast..With Porpose, Seales, and Thornpooles. 1603Owen Pembrokeshire (1892) 127 The thornepole is of like forme..to the Porpisse..having a great round hole in the pole of his head, thoroughe the wch he vseth to spoute out water. |