Definitions For Harl

Etymology 1

Cognate with {{cog, gml, herle}}, {{cog, nds, harle}}, {{cog, stq, 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

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.

Etymology 2

Verb

{{en-verb}} (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