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squirl

noun

Etymology

Blend of squiggle + twirl.

  1. derived from *þwirilaz✻ — “stirring-stick, whisk”
  2. compounded as squirl — “squiggle + twirl”

Definitions

  1. A flourish in handwriting.

  2. A squirrel.

    • “Git up that tree. Look here at this squirl, Benjy.”

The neighborhood

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