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▪ I. slirt, n. U.S.|slɜːt|
[f. next.]
A slight sweep or jerk.
1870S. Green Trout Culture vii. 63 The female diving down at intervals against the gravel, and as she comes up giving it a slirt to one side with her tail.
▪ II. slirt, v. U.S.|slɜːt|
[Of obscure origin: slirt ‘to squirt water’ is recorded as Yorkshire dialect.]
trans. To sweep or jerk lightly.
Slirted, given by Richardson (s.v. Slur) in a quot. from Ben Jonson, is an error for flirted.
1870S. Green Trout Culture vii. 63 She would slirt with her tail all the stones of proper size to be found near her nest. 1876Forest & Stream 20 July 385/2 Slirting (Seth Green's word) her spawn over the same spot at every turn. |