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spurli, spirl, spirlie noun a piece of wood dipped in melted sulphur so as to be easily ignited, a match 20-.
‣ spurlit v to be set alight 20-. etymology: origin obscure but perhaps a transference of Scots sprilie ‘a slender person, a thin column of smoke’; forms spirl, spirlie attested by Parthshire and Argyleshire Tinkler-Gypsies; form spurli collected by RD form spurlit attested by JS