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- [hurl]
- /hɜrl/
- /ˈhɜːl/
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- [hurl]
- /hɜrl/
Definitions of herl word
- noun herl a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies. 1
- noun herl an artificial fly dressed with a herl. 1
- noun herl A barb or filament of a feather used in dressing a fishing fly. 1
- noun herl the barb or barbs of a feather, used to dress fishing flies 0
- noun herl an artificial fly dressed with such barbs 0
- noun herl an artificial fishing fly trimmed with the barb or barbs of a feather 0
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Origin of herl
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; cognate with Middle Low German herle, harle, Low German harl fibre, hair of flax or hemp
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Parts of speech for Herl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
herl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.