Nurls

I love playing trivia and word-related games. I always learn something new and interesting. Today I learned a new word.

Nurl.

To flute, mill, or indent a series of ridges on the edge, as in some coins (quarters, dimes).  The alternative spelling has a silent "k" on the front (knurl).  

I shall add knurl to my storehouse of archaic trivia whose usefulness is usually limited to trivia and word-related games, and solving fluffy murder mysteries. (That is a reference to my love of "The Cat Who...." series by Lilian Jackson Braun--my guilty pleasure.)  

Perhaps I will be able to work it in my next conversation. You know, something totally natural like, "Oh, eeeew!! This quarter is so filthy I can barely see the nurls!"

Hummm...I wonder if my banker knows about nurls..