Skirl"ing, n.
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.
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Skirl"ing, n. Zool.
A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.
[Prov. Eng.]
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