name
Meaning 1
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
harl
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Pronunciation
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/hɑːl/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l
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CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 R L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname from German.
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noun
Meaning 3
A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
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noun
Meaning 4
A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of dragging.
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Usage: Scotland
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noun
Meaning 6
A small quantity; a scraping of anything.
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verb
Meaning 7
To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To drag along the ground.
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Usage: Scotland, transitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To drag oneself along.
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Usage: Scotland, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 10
To troll for fish.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Harl.
Cognate with Middle Low German herle, Low German harle, Saterland Frisian harrel (“hemp fibre”).