spurtle

[ spur-tl ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.

1. a stick used to stir porridge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spurtle¹

1540–50; spurt- (by metathesis from sprit ) + -le

Example Sentences

Make us a spurtle tae burn it wi, then, said a voice apparently close at hand.

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On returning to the spot he found the spurtle taken away, and bread and cheese left in its place.

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She laid down the porridge spurtle like a queen abdicating her sceptre.

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