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Birling
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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
3.
Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it.
4.
British.
a.
to move or rotate rapidly.
b.
Informal. to spend money freely.
c.
Informal. to gamble.
noun
5.
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
verb (used with object)
1.
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
verb (used without object)
2.
to drink deeply; carouse.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English birlen, Old English byrelian, derivative of byrele butler; akin to bear1
before 1000; Middle English birlen, Old English byrelian, derivative of byrele butler; akin to bear1
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World English Dictionary
| birl1 (bɜːl, Scottish bɪrl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (Scot) to spin; twirl |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) to cause (a floating log) to spin using the feet while standing on it, esp as a sport among lumberjacks |
| —n | |
| 3. | a variant spelling of burl |
| [C18: probably imitative and influenced by | |
| 'birling1 | |
| —n | |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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birling
outdoor sport of the North American lumberjack. Its origin can be traced to the spring log drives of eastern Canada and the New England states, particularly the state of Maine, during the early lumbering era in the 19th century, from which it moved westward to the Great Lakes region and then to the Pacific Northwest.
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