Definition of "harl" in English

noun

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.

verb

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

verb

1. (transitive, Scotland) To drag along the ground.

2. (intransitive, Scotland) To drag oneself along.

3. To troll for fish.

noun

1. (Scotland) The act of dragging.

2. A small quantity; a scraping of anything.