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▪ I. orl
dial. form of olr, alr, alder, the tree.
[c1440: see oryelle.] 1747R. Bowlker Art of Angling 27 This Hedge ought to be made chiefly of Orls. 1804Duncumb Hist. Hereford I. Gloss. (E.D.S.), Orl, the wood alder.
Hence orl-fly (ellipt. orl), the alder-fly, Sialis lutarius, used by anglers.
1747R. Bowlker Art of Angling 69 The Orle Fly..is the best Fly to Fish with after the May Flyes are gone. 1787Best Angling (ed. 2) 115 The Orl fly comes on the latter end of May and continues on till the latter end of June. 1875W. Houghton Brit. Insects 64 The well-known orl or Alder-fly (Sialis lutarius).
▪ II. orl, a. and adv.|ɔːl|
Representing a ‘phonetic’ spelling of a vulgar pronunciation of all a. and adv.
1864[see O.K. a. a]. 1898J. D. Brayshaw Slum Silhouettes 14, I could 'ear the plates abreakin' pretty nigh orl night. 1923‘R. Crompton’ William Again xiv. 240 That..looks a bit of orl right. 1939[see O.K. a. a]. 1955M. Allingham Beckoning Lady ii. 31 Orl right, orl right, I'll go. 1971Listener 9 Sept. 342/2 To use her own quaint phraseology May bien, she was a bit of orlright. 1972Buster & Jet 15 Jan. 33 Orl right, you ol' Scrooge! I'm meetin' some real tightwads today, it seems! |
