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birling

[ bur-ling ]

/ ˈbɜr lɪŋ /

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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.

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Origin of birling

Words nearby birling

Birkenstock, Birket Karun, birkie, birl, birle, birling, Birman, Birmingham, birne, Biro, Birobidzhan

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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.
Old Mortality, Complete, Illustrated|Sir Walter Scott
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