harl (redirected from rock dash)

harl¹ Scot

vb

1. (tr) to drag (something) along the ground

2. (intr) to drag oneself; trail along

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to cover (a building) with a mixture of lime and gravel; roughcast

4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) (intr) to troll for fish

n

1. the act of harling or dragging

2. a small quantity; a scraping

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a mixture of lime and gravel; roughcast

[of unknown origin]

harling  n

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harl²

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a variant of herl

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Harl a leash of three hounds; a small quantity, sometimes termed a couple and a half. See also leash.

Examples: harl of greyhounds, 1847; of hounds, 1827.