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this word is of no value at all, as the only evidence for it is in an incunabulum -- in this case an olde, English/Latin wordbook.
the worthless word for the day is: unthirlable
[fr. un- + thirlable] obs. impenetrable
according to OED2, unthirlable and thirlable itself are only to be found in Catholicon Anglicum, an English-Latin wordbook c. 1483; to wit, Thirleabylle, penetrabilis Vn Thyrleabylle, jnpenetrabilis
thirlable [f. OE thirl: hole, perforation] obs. rare that may be thirled or pierced; penetrable
Our lawyer presented the case with unthirlable logic.
edit: <mutter> shoulda saved thirlable for a round of hogwash®..
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maybe ask the custos, or the mairs.
or the Grinch...
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> [f. OE thirl: hole, perforation]
Hence the phrase thirled world debt...
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> thirled world debt
heh. ®
no spindly punster you.
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