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Prill vs Proll - What's the difference?

prill | proll |

In obsolete terms the difference between prill and proll

is that prill is a spinning top while proll is to search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.

As verbs the difference between prill and proll

is that prill is to flow, spurt while proll is to search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.

As a noun prill

is a rill, a small stream.

prill

English

Etymology 1

A variant of purl, 17th century.

Verb

(en verb)
  • to flow, spurt
    • (Stow)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a rill, a small stream
  • (obsolete) a spinning top

    • Etymology 2

    Origin unknown. OED mentions Cornish pryl "sheep-droppings" as a likely loan from English.

    Noun

    (wikipedia prill) (en noun)
  • a pellet, a granule, a small bead
  • *2000 , R. R. Fullwood, Probabilistic Safety Assessment in the Chemical and Nuclear Industries , page 275
  • *:Prills are free-flowing pellets developed for fertilizer as a coarse product with little setting tendency that can be spread easily and smoothly.
  • *2007 , Stan A. David, Trends in Welding Research: Proceedings of the 7Th International , page 661
  • *:The resulting solution is evaporated and converted into prills , i.e. dense flakes or grains, of solid ammonium nitrate.
  • rich copper ore remaining after removal of low-grade material; a droplet of copper suspended in molten slag
  • (mining) A nugget of virgin metal.
  • The button of metal from an assay.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • to produce pellets by forming a molten substance into droplets which solidify while falling
    • Synonyms
    * pelletize
    Derived terms
    * prilling * prill sulfur

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The brill, a kind of flatfish.
    • ----

    proll

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder.
    • (Barrow)
  • * 1795 ?, Henry Stebbing
    • (Webster 1913)