thirling
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English thurlunge, from Old English þyrelung (“thirling, perforation”), verbal noun of þyrelian (“to perforate”), equivalent to thirl + -ing.
Alternative forms
- thurling
Noun
thirling (plural thirlings)
- The act of boring or perforating
- (coal-mining) Same as thirl
- (Northern England, mining) In lead-mining, a mark indicating the termination of a set or pitch
Etymology 2
From thirl.
Verb
thirling
- present participle of thirl