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A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.

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  1. n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
  2. n. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.
  3. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott. When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. Mrs. J. H. Ewing. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]
  4. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng. &Scot.] Sir W. Scott.When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened.Mrs. J. H. Ewing.
  5. n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. n. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.