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Definition of Purlers
1. purler [n] - See also: purler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purlers
Literary usage of Purlers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons from the Restoration to (1742)
"... That he Ibid part of what was actually delivered to him; That this is a common
Practice among purlers: That the Agents and Storekeepers, employed at the ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... And you and the dean no more shall combine To »tint me at night to one bottle
of wine ; Nor shall I, for his humour, permit you to purlers A stone and a ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"For twice six moons (let winds, turn'd purlers, bear This oath to Heav'n) for
twice six moons, I swear, No Muse shall tempt me with her siren lay, ..."
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