purler

noun3

1. •
   (UK, informal) A headlong fall or tumble.

   • He came a purler on the icy path.
2. •
   (Australia, informal) Something extremely good.

   • And just when I had a slight thought that there could be a "Lets be nice to George Week" And you come along with that purler. — 2008
3. •
   (UK, informal) A knockdown blow; a blow that causes a person to fall headlong.

   • [The horse] falling with a mighty crash, gave him a purler on the opposite side, and was within an ace of striking him dead with his hoof in frantic struggles to recover. — 1867