n. [ See 3d Purl. ] The motion of a small stream running among obstructions; also, the murmur it makes in so doing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Sparling. ] (Zool.) A tern. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Prov. E. spurling the rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track, trace, E. spoor, Scot. spurl to sprawl. ] (Naut.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale. [ 1913 Webster ]