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prettygoodwordbirl (BURL) - v., (UK, chiefly Scot.) to spin with a whirring sound, to carouse, to gamble; (Can. & N. US) to make (a floating log) spin by treading on it.
The North American sense is a lumberjacking sport. Origin uncertain, but probably influenced by whirr or whirl.
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The North American sense is a lumberjacking sport. Origin uncertain, but probably influenced by whirr or whirl.
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