thurl
9.9
A hole or opening that lets light pass through
- noun
- /θɜːl/
- Archaic
:
orificio
- Light streamed through the thurl in the barn's wooden door.
Examples
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The rabbit squeezed through a small thurl in the fence.
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He peered through the thurl to see what was happening on the other side.
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The mason discovered a small thurl in the old stone wall near the courtyard.
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I found a hidden thurl in the old stone wall.
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The mason discovered a small thurl in the old stone wall near the courtyard.
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Light streamed through the thurl in the barn's wooden door.
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He peered through the thurl to see what was happening on the other side.
Synonyms
pithole
vsthurl
9.8
A hole that forms when wood decays or people dig the ground
is used for openings usually made by piercing and now archaic
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thurl likely comes from an old English word thyrel meaning 'hole' or 'opening'. So a thurl is simply a small hole or gap, which fits its use for openings in walls or doors.