·vi & ·vt To murmur as a cat. ·see Pur.
II. Purr ·noun The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. ·see Pur.
1) to kick. 2) a poker. Norf. In Dorsetshire a PURR signifies a boy j also a male lamb. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose