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birse
[ burs; Scots birs ]
/ bɜrs; Scots bɪrs /
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noun Scot.
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
anger; rage.
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Origin of birse
before 900; Old English byrst; cognate with Old High German borst, burst,Old Norse burst.See bristle
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