Birkie
an aggressive, independent man.
Historical Examples
Wilson’s Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Various
Spare Hours John Brown
A Daughter of Raasay William MacLeod Raine
Tales of Our Coast S. R. Crockett
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
The House with the Green Shutters George Douglas Brown
noun (Scot)
a spirited or lively person
a foolish posturer
Read Also:
- Birl
Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. British. to spin or cause to rotate. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it. British. to move or rotate rapidly. Informal. to spend money freely. Informal. to gamble. British Informal. […]
- Birle
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for. to drink deeply; carouse. Historical Examples Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 Various
- Birled
Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. British. to spin or cause to rotate. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause a floating log to rotate rapidly by treading on it. British. to move or rotate rapidly. Informal. to spend money freely. Informal. to gamble. British Informal. […]
- Birling
a game played by lumberjacks, in which each tries to balance longest on a floating log while rotating the log with the feet. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it. British. to spin or cause to rotate. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering. to cause a floating log […]
- Birman
noun a breed of large long-haired cat having a light-coloured coat with dark face, tail, and legs, and white feet Historical Examples Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Various Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII. Various Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and […]