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skirl

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

skirlv. t. & i. [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill.].
     To utter in a shrill tone; to scream.  [1913 Webster]
skirln. 
     A shrill cry or sound.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

skirl, n. & v.
--n. the shrill sound characteristic of bagpipes.
--v.intr. make a skirl.

Etymology
prob. Scand.: ult. imit.

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