Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Skirling \Skirl"ing\, n.
   A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng.
   & Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

         When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold
         eyes softened.                           --Mrs. J. H.
                                                  Ewing.

Skirling \Skirl"ing\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]