quirl1
/kwəːl/(also kwirl, quorl) US regional (chiefly southern )
noun
A coil; a twist or curl, often as decoration. Now rare.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Records of the Early History of Boston. Probably partly a variant of curl and partly a variant of coil.
quirl2
/kwəːl/US regional (chiefly southern )
verb
[no object] To coil; to twist, curl.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Saturday Evening Post. Apparently partly a variant of curl, and partly a variant of coil.