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verb (used with object) British Dialect.
1.
to pierce.
2.
to thrill.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English thirlen, Old English thyrlian, derivative of thyrel hole. See nostril
before 1000; Middle English thirlen, Old English thyrlian, derivative of thyrel hole. See nostril
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