Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1818, 1894
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TWIRL, n., v. Sc. usages:
I. n. 1. As in Eng., a grace-note in singing, a trill. Adj. twirliwa, quavering, tremolo.Sc. 1818 Scots Mag. (Nov.) 406:
He began with a languishing air, and a twirliwa' voice to chaunt.
2. A twinge of pain.ne.Sc. 1894 A. Gordon Northward Ho 219:
A sma' twirl o' the roomatics.
II. v. In agent n. twirler, an instrument for twisting straw-ropes (Rs. 1961 Gwerin III. 211).
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