harl

Meanings

1. A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.

1. To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.

1. To drag along the ground.
2. To drag oneself along.
3. To troll for fish.

1. The act of dragging.
2. A small quantity; a scraping of anything.

1. A male given name.

1. A surname from German.

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Low German herle, Low German harle, Saterland Frisian harrel (“hemp fibre”).