E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Tu-ral-lu,
the refrain of comic songs, is a corruption of the Italian turluru, and the French turlureau or turelure. “Loure” is an old French word for a bagpipe, and “toure loure” means a refrain on the bagpipe. The refrain of a French song published in 1697 is—
