[bəːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slub or lump in wool or cloth


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French bourle ‘tuft of wool’, diminutive of bourre ‘coarse wool’, from late Latin burra ‘wool’

[bəːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an attempt
(e.g: we'll give it a burl)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: regional usage of birl