herl

[ hurl ]
noun

  1. a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.

  2. an artificial fly dressed with a herl.

Origin of herl

1
1300–50; Middle English; cognate with Middle Low German herle, harle,Low German harl fibre, hair of flax or hemp

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British Dictionary definitions for herl

herl

harl

/ (hɜːl) /

nounangling

  1. the barb or barbs of a feather, used to dress fishing flies

  2. an artificial fly dressed with such barbs

Origin of herl

1
C15: from Middle Low German herle, of obscure origin

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