harl

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɑːl/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Middle Low German herle, Low German harle, Saterland Frisian harrel (“hemp fibre”). ==== Noun ==== harl (plural harls) A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies. ==== Verb ==== harl (third-person singular simple present harls, present participle harling, simple past and past participle harled) (transitive) To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== harl (third-person singular simple present harls, present participle harling, simple past and past participle harled) (transitive, Scotland) To drag along the ground. (intransitive, Scotland) To drag oneself along. To troll for fish. ==== Noun ==== harl (plural harls) (Scotland) The act of dragging. A small quantity; a scraping of anything. === Anagrams === Lahr, rhlA