purler noun. ['pǝ:lǝ] colloq. In sense 2 also pearler. M19.
[from PURL verb² + -ER¹.]
1. A throw or blow that hurls a person or animal head first; a heavy fall; fig. a sudden misfortune, failure, etc. M19.
come a purler, go a purler fall heavily head first; fig. suffer sudden misfortune, failure, etc.

2. Something of excellence; a thing of outstanding quality. Orig. & chiefly Austral. & NZ. M20.
Listener I hope the next goal..is an absolute purler.

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