birling

[ bur-ling ]

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

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How to use birling in a sentence

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

    The Entail | John Galt
  • 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!

    The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas Brown
  • By the way, did you fellows ever square up on that birling match?

    Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
  • Why was the sympathy of the crowd with Jimmy Powers in the birling match?

    Americans All | Various