thurl Meaning, Definition & Usage

Thurl noun
Etymology
AS. yrel a hole. *53. See Thirl, Thrill.
Definitions
  1. A hole; an aperture. Obs.
  2. (Mining) (a) A short communication between adits in a mine. (b) A long adit in a coalpit.
Thurl transitive verb
Etymology
See Thrill.
Definitions
  1. To cut through; to pierce. Obs. Piers Plowman.
  2. (Mining) To cut through, as a partition between one working and another.

Webster 1913