[burl] 
| 1. | Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. |
| 2. | British. to spin or cause to rotate. |
| 3. | Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it. |
| 4. | British.
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| 5. | British Informal. an attempt; a gamble. |
| birl (bûrl) v. birled, birl·ing, birls v. tr. To cause (a floating log) to spin rapidly by rotating with the feet. v. intr.
[Blend of birr1 and whirl.] birl'er n. |
