Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Skirling

Skirling , noun

A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Provincial English & Scottish] — Sir W. Scott
When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold eyes softened. — Mrs. J. H. Ewing

Skirling , noun

(Zoology) A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Provincial English]