Obs. [? Related to OF. tirelire, a kind of rhythmical utterance or refrain in singing or dancing.] In the following combinations applied to jinking or whisking about, or performing rapid circumvolutions, with the accompaniment of rhythmical meaningless words. Cf. TIRRA-LIRRA.
[Cf. c. 1500[?]. Cov. Corpus Christi Plays, 31. They sange terli terlow; So mereli the sheppards ther pipes can blow.]
1599. Nashe, Lenten Stuffe, 25. So many heades so many whirlegigs; and if all these haue terlery-ginckt it so friuolously of they reckt not what, I may [etc.].
1611. Beaum. & Fl., Knt. Burning Pestle, V. iii. With hey tricksy terlerie-whiskie, The world it runs on wheels.
