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Skirl

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odd sounds, result of imperfect technique (e.g. excessive pressure on the bag), &c.

Identical types: 7

Shrill sound, as of a bagpipe; Definition according to the internet source "the sound of a bagpipe (Scotland and North England. any shrill sound)"; Also used as an intransitive verb: [a] "To sound out in shrill, piercing tones, as a bagpipe", and [b] "To play the bagpipe (Scotland and North England: to shriek)"; NB¹: ➺ Collins dictionary for the variety of pronunciations, &c,; NB²: ➺ Dudaszó.

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Webster’s New World dictionary of the American language. New York, 1974 (2, concise)