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Definition of: skirl
(skûrl, skirl) Scot. v.i.
To shriek shrilly, as a bagpipe.
—v.t. To play the bagpipe.
—adjective Shrill.
—noun A shrill cry; a squall of wind with rain or snow. [Metathetic var. of ME scrille <Scand. Cf. Norw. skrylla.]
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