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whortle.

The whortleberry or bilberry.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɝtl̩/General-American/ˈʍɝtl̩/General-American
  1. The whortleberry or bilberry.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hurtil, hurtle, from Old English horte (“whortleberry”) (plural hortan) but of unknown ultimate origin.

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