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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: skirlMain Entry: 1skirl Pronunciation: \ˈskər(-ə)l, ˈskir(-ə)l\ Function: verb Etymology: Middle English (Scots) skrillen, skirlen to scream, shriek, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dial. skræla to cry aloud; akin to Old English scrallettan to resound loudly Date: circa 1665 intransitive verb of a bagpipe : to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter; also : to give forth musictransitive verb : to play (music) on the bagpipe 
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