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  1. 1. n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. Source: opted
  3. 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.] Source: webster
  4. 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. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n. A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. n. A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. Source: ecdict

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