querl

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

QUERL, verb transitive To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread or rope. [This is a legitimate English word, in common use in New England. It may be a dialectical variation of whirl and twirl.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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