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/sperr"tl/, n. Chiefly Scot.a stick used to stir porridge.[1540-50; spurt- (by metathesis from SPRIT) + -LE]
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Spurtle — Spur tle (sp[^u]r t l), v. t. [Freq. of spurt.] To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner. [Obs.] Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spurtle — Un spurtle de 28 cm de long, dont la décoration évoque le chardon écossais. Le spurtle ou spirtle est un ustensile de cuisine écossais dont l origine remonte au XVe siècle. Il s agit d un cylindre de bois, assez étroit, et muni généralement… … Wikipédia en Français
Spurtle — The spurtle (or spirtle ) is a Scots kitchen tool, dating from at least the fifteenth century. It was originally a flat, wooden, spatula like utensil, used for flipping oatcakes on a hot griddle. This terminology is now confined to Angus and… … Wikipedia
spurtle — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1756 chiefly Scottish a wooden stick for stirring porridge … New Collegiate Dictionary
spurtle — 1. noun Either of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood; a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge 2. verb To spurt, spatter or sputter … Wiktionary
spurtle — Synonyms and related words: condensation, condense, distill, distillation, douse, dribble, drip, dripping, dripple, drop, filter, flush, font, fount, fountain, geyser, gurgle, gush, jet, leach, leaching, lixiviate, lixiviation, percolate,… … Moby Thesaurus
spurtle — (a wooden stick for stirring porridge) through a Scots version of the television quiz show Call my Bluff called … Scottish slang
spurtle — spur·tle … English syllables
spurtle — /ˈspɜtəl/ (say spertuhl) noun a wooden spatula or rod for stirring porridge, jam, etc. {British dialect; ultimate origin unknown} …
spurtle — I. ˈspərd.əl noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. chiefly Scotland : an implement similar to a spatula used to turn food (as griddle cakes) 2. chiefly Scotland : a wooden stick for stirring porridge 3. chiefly Scotland … Useful english dictionary
