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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Birl

Birl \Birl\, v. t. & i. To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin. [Scot.]
--Sir W. Scott.

Birl

Birl \Birl\, v. t. & i. [AS. byrlian. [root]92.] To pour (beer or wine); to ply with drink; to drink; to carouse. [Obs. or Dial.]
--Skelton.

Wiktionary
birl

Etymology 1 n. (context music bagpipes English) A type of grace note movement that quickly switches between low-A and low-G several times, producing a low rippling sound. vb. 1 (context Scottish English) To spin. 2 To cause a floating log to rotate by treading on it. Etymology 2

vb. (alternative form of birle English)

WordNet
birl

  1. v. cause a floating log to rotate by treading [syn: birle]

  2. cause to spin; "spin a coin" [syn: whirl, spin, twirl]

Usage examples of "birl".

A chaise to Yonderdale, which is somewhere up in the Cheviot hills, an hour with her ladyship, and then I can birl home with an easy mind.