tirliewhirlie (terlihwerli)

and a. [ lines. II. a. Intricate; irregular; twisting. The air 's free eneugh; the monks took care o' that; they hae contrived queer tirlie - wirlie holes, that gang out to the open air, and keep the stair as caller as a kail blade. Scott , Antiquary, xxi. [Scotch in all uses.]