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birkie
[ bur-kee; Scots bir-kee ]
noun
, Scot.
- an aggressive, independent man.
birkie
/ ˈbɪrkɪ /
noun
- a spirited or lively person
- a foolish posturer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of birkie1
First recorded in 1715–25; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of birkie1
C18: perhaps related to Old English beorcan to bark; compare Old Norse berkia
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Example Sentences
But the truth is, that the friar was the greatest man o' the twa; and that auld birkie was right sair cowed in his presence.
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The young birkie had neither hat nor shoon, but he did not spare the stick; round and round they flew like mad.
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It wad be better telling ye to answer ceevilly a ceevil question, my birkie.
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The birkie doesna stand in need o' cash; for he gies saxpence to this ane, and a shillin to the tither ane, for gangin errans.
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She was nine-and-twenty, and a birkie woman of nine-and-twenty can make a good husband out of very unpromising material.
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