Example sentences from the Web for purler

If I come a purler it will not be for the first time where women are concerned.
Cynthia's Chauffeur|Louis Tracy
Purler, a heavy fall from a horse in the hunting or steeplechasing field.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
One of them beggars had come up behind, and swung his gun round, and fetched him a purler on the back of his head.
The Gamekeeper at Home|Richard Jefferies
Gel I know—relative of mine she is, by marriage—goes a purler with a chap.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett

It was precisely the attitude of one who has had a purler at football.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories|Henry Seton Merriman

purler

/ (ˈpɜːlə) /

noun

informal a headlong or spectacular fall (esp in the phrase come a purler)

Words nearby purler

Purkinje fiber, Purkinje layer, Purkinje's figures, Purkinje shift, purl, purler, purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart

British Dictionary definitions for purler (2 of 2)

purler²

/ (ˈpɜːlə) /

noun

Australian slang something outstanding in its class

Word Origin for purler

of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	purler
释义	Example sentences from the Web for purler If I come a purler it will not be for the first time where women are concerned. Cynthia's Chauffeur\|Louis Tracy Purler, a heavy fall from a horse in the hunting or steeplechasing field. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten One of them beggars had come up behind, and swung his gun round, and fetched him a purler on the back of his head. The Gamekeeper at Home\|Richard Jefferies Gel I know—relative of mine she is, by marriage—goes a purler with a chap. Rest Harrow\|Maurice Hewlett It was precisely the attitude of one who has had a purler at football. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories\|Henry Seton Merriman purler ¹ / (ˈpɜːlə) / noun informal a headlong or spectacular fall (esp in the phrase come a purler) Words nearby purler Purkinje fiber, Purkinje layer, Purkinje's figures, Purkinje shift, purl, purler, purlieu, purlin, purlin plate, purloin, purpart British Dictionary definitions for purler (2 of 2) purler² / (ˈpɜːlə) / noun Australian slang something outstanding in its class Word Origin for purler of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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