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Meanings of birle in English

Cause a floating log to rotate by treading.

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Examples for "birl"
Examples for "birl"
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Suddenly with one accord they commenced to birl the log from left to right.
Blazed Trail Stories, and Stories of the Wild Life
2
The boy waved his hat and birled the log until the spray flew.
The Rules of the Game
3
"No," I disclaimed, "this is a better sight than a birling match."
Blazed Trail Stories, and Stories of the Wild Life
4
"That means," he said, "that some of their great men are birling at the wine within, and will little like to be disturbed."
Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of t...
Usage of birle in English
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Jim Birle, former head of global equity capital markets at Merrill Lynch, will head the company's capital market advisory team.
Reuters