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[Peter Corlett]

On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 08:51:39PM -0000, Andrew Burton wrote:
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> P.S. Not gonna ask what a furkle is, but I will say that is the first time I
> have heard that word.

It's a Lancashire word I seem to have picked up.  It means to search, with the
implication that it's harder than it ought to be to find, e.g. due to clutter.
Think of trying to find something in a handbag or feeling round the back of the
computer to plug something in.