An obscure or archaic term, possibly related to 'circle' or a dialectal word with unclear modern meaning.
Possibly a variant or corruption of 'circle,' or a Scottish/Northern English dialectal word. The exact etymology and original meaning are lost.
English is full of 'ghost words'—terms that appear in old dictionaries but no one can find in actual historical documents, sometimes from typos that got copied!
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