† throlln.
Obsolete.
A nostril; a breathing hole.
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throlla1475
naris1693
the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun] > nostril
nasethirleOE
nostrilOE
nesethirla1275
nose-thirla1333
thirla1350
narea1398
thrilla1400
nose-holl?a1425
nose-holec1450
throlla1475
narel1486
snot-hole1648
snuffera1658
snurl1691
naris1693
smeller1854
prenaris1882
a1475 Bk. Hawking in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 301 But if it have hastely help it wol stop his nare throlles.
1555 Douglas's Æneis vii. x. 59 Ane horribill caue..ane throll [(ed. Small) thyrll], or aynding stede, Of terribill Pluto.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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