A Scottish term for a ferrule — the metal ring or cap fitted at the end of a walking stick, staff, or similar implement to prevent it from splitting. The word reflects the survival of older Scots vocabulary in material culture and crafts.
The blacksmith fitted a neat virl to the end of each of the carved walking sticks.
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(Scottish) ferrule.
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