birl
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birl
(bûrl)v. birled, birl·ing, birls
v.tr.
To cause (a floating log) to spin rapidly by rotating with the feet.
v.intr.
1. To participate in birling.
2. To spin.
n.
A whirring noise; a hum.
birl′er n.
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birl
(bɜːl; Scottish bɪrl)vb
1. Scot to spin; twirl
2. (Forestry) US and Canadian to cause (a floating log) to spin using the feet while standing on it, esp as a sport among lumberjacks
n
a variant spelling of burl2
[C18: probably imitative and influenced by whirl and hurl]
ˈbirling n
birl
(bɜːl; Scottish bɪrl)vb
archaic Scot to ply (one's guests, etc) with drink
[Old English byrelian; related to byrele cup-bearer]
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birl
(bɜrl)v.t.
1. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it.
2. Brit. to spin.
[1715–25]
birl′er, n.
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birl
Past participle: birled
Gerund: birling
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| Verb | 1. |  birl - cause a floating log to rotate by treadingcircumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" |
| 2. |  birl - cause to spin; "spin a coin" circumvolve, rotate - cause to turn on an axis or center; "Rotate the handle" |
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