birling

[ bur-ling ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Chiefly Northern U.S.

a game played by lumberjacks, in which each tries to balance longest on a floating log while rotating the log with the feet.

Origin of birling¹

Its no for a courtesy o causey clash that hes birling his mouldy pennies in sic firlots,—tak my word fort.

Birling the brown bowl wi' the fowler and the falconer, and some o' the serving folk.

It was blithe and heartsome to go birling to Skeighan in the train; it was grand to jouk round Barbie on the nichts at e'en!

By the way, did you fellows ever square up on that birling match?

Why was the sympathy of the crowd with Jimmy Powers in the birling match?

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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