spurling

spurling
spur·ling

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  • Spurling — Spur ling ( l[i^]ng), n. [See {Sparling}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A tern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Tusser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spurling — /spûrˈling/ same as ↑sparling …   Useful english dictionary

  • Spurling — Recorded as Sparling, Sperling, and Spurling, this is an English surname of pre 7th century origins. It is believed to originate from the Olde English personal name Spyrling of obscure meaning. It is probably a diminutive of Spearr , a personal… …   Surnames reference

  • Spurling-line — Spur ling line ( l[imac]n ), n. [Cf. Prov. E. spurling the rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track, trace, E. spoor, Scot. spurl to sprawl.] (Naut.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spurling's test — is a very specific, but not sensitive physical examination maneuver in diagnosing cervical spondylosis or acute cervical (neck) radiculopathy. It is a variant of foraminal compression test (cervical compression test). Patients with a cervical… …   Wikipedia

  • Spurling test — Spur·ling test (spurґling) [Roy Glenwood Spurling, American neurosurgeon, 1894–1968] see under test …   Medical dictionary

  • spurling line — ˈspərliŋ , ə̄l , əil , lēŋ noun Etymology: spurling, of unknown origin 1. : a line by which the turning of a ship s wheel moves the indicator of a telltale 2. : a line stretched across the two forward shrouds of a ship with thimbles spliced in it …   Useful english dictionary

  • spurling — North Country (Newcastle) Words the deep track of a coach or cart wheel …   English dialects glossary

  • Spurling test — (for cervical radiculopathy) the examiner presses down on the top of the head while the patient rotates the head laterally and into hyperextension; pain radiating into the upper limb ipsilateral to a rotation position of the head indicates… …   Medical dictionary

  • spurling pipe — /ˈspɜlɪŋ paɪp/ (say sperling puyp) noun the pipe which leads the chain cable of a ship from the windlass down to the chain locker; navel pipe …  

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