http://wordie.org/words/purl Comments for the word 'Purl' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/purl#comments Presently, he returned, followed by the boy from the public-house, who bore in one hand a plate of bread and beef, and in the other a great pot, filled with some very fragrant compound, which sent forth a grateful steam, and was indeed choice purl, made after a particular recipe which Mr Swiveller had imparted to the landlord, at a period when he was deep in his books and desirous to conciliate his friendship. <br />&mdash;The Old Curiosity Shop, ch. 57 <br /> <br />At that period, hot beer flavoured with gin, ginger, and sugar; earlier, beer with wormwood or other bitter herbs. Etym. dub. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:38:33 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/purl#comments