First Known Use: 1805
Dictionary
1streel
intransitive verb \ˈstrēl\
Definition of STREEL
1
chiefly Irish : to saunter idly and aimlessly
2
chiefly Irish : to trail or float in the manner of a streamer
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Origin of STREEL
Irish straoill-, sraoill- to tear apart, trail, trudge, from Old Irish sroiglid he scourges, from sroigell scourge, from Latin flagellum — more at flagellate
2streel
noun
Definition of STREEL
chiefly Irish : an untidy slovenly person
Origin of STREEL
Irish straoill, sraoill, from straoill-, verb
First Known Use: 1842
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