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Definitions for Birling

[1] a game played by lumberjacks, in which each tries to balance longest on a floating log while rotating the log with the feet.
[2] Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering . to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it.
[3] British . to spin or cause to rotate.
[4] Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering . to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it.
[5] British . to move or rotate rapidly. Informal . to spend money freely. Informal . to gamble.
[6] British Informal . an attempt; a gamble.
[7] to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
[8] to drink deeply; carouse.
[9] Scot to spin; twirl
[10] US and Canadian to cause (a floating log) to spin using the feet while standing on it, esp as a sport among lumberjacks
[11] a variant spelling of burl 2
[12] archaic , Scot to ply (one's guests, etc) with drink

Words nearby Birling

birkenstock, birket karun, birkie, birl, birle, birling, birman, birmingham, birne, biro, birobidzhan

Origin of Birling

ebefore 1000; Middle English birlen, Old English byrelian, derivative of byrele butler; akin to bear1

Other words from Birling

birl·er , noun

Word origin for Birling

Old English byrelian ; related to byrele cup-bearer