harl
1 of 5verb
variants or harle
ˈ(h)ärl,
ˈ(h)ȧl
-ed/-ing/-s
transitive verb
1
dialectal, British : to drag, scrape, or pull (an object) usually along the ground
2
chiefly Scottish : to plaster (a surface) with roughcast
the harled walls with which for many generations the Scots had finished their houses
Ian Finlay
Ian Finlayintransitive verb
chiefly British : to troll for fish
harling for spring salmon Atlantic
Atlanticharl
2 of 5noun (1)
variants or harle
ˈhȧl
plural -s
British
: roughcast wall facing
harl
3 of 5transitive verb
ˈ(h)ärl,
ˈ(h)ȧl
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, England
1
: to snarl up : entangle
2
or harle : to thread one leg of (a dead rabbit) through the other for ease in carrying
harl
4 of 5noun (2)
"
plural -s
dialectal, England
: a tangled mass : snarl
harl
5 of 5noun (3)
ˈhärl
plural -s
1
or harle : a fiber in a stalk of flax or hemp
2
: herl
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English harlen to drag
Transitive verb
Middle English harlen to entangle
Noun (3)
Middle English herle, probably from Middle Low German herle, harle