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spurtle

[ spur-tl ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. a stick used to stir porridge.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spurtle1

1540–50; spurt- (by metathesis from sprit ) + -le
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Example Sentences

Make us a spurtle tae burn it wi, then, said a voice apparently close at hand.

On returning to the spot he found the spurtle taken away, and bread and cheese left in its place.

She laid down the porridge spurtle like a queen abdicating her sceptre.

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