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herl

  [hurl]
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–noun
1. a barb of a feather, used esp. in dressing anglers' flies.
2. an artificial fly dressed with a herl.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; c. MLG herle, harle, LG harl fibre, hair of flax or hemp
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herl   (hûrl)   
n.  

  1. The barb of a feather used in trimming an artificial fly for angling.

  2. A fishing fly made with this type of barb.


[Middle English herle, a strand or twist of hair.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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