noun Scot.
1.
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
2.
anger; rage.
Origin:
before 900; Old English byrst; cognate with Old High German borst, burst, Old Norse burst. See bristle
before 900; Old English byrst; cognate with Old High German borst, burst, Old Norse burst. See bristle
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