birle

• Verbe vieilli signifiant verser ou servir une boisson, en particulier de manière amicale ou généreuse ; il désignait aussi le fait de faire la fête ou de boire abondamment de l'alcool.

An obsolete verb meaning to pour out or serve a drink, especially in a convivial or generous manner; also used to mean to carouse or drink heavily.

1. Rotate a floating logC2informal

   To cause a floating log to spin or rotate by treading on it, often as part of a sport or competition.

   Faire tourner une bille de bois en la fouler

   • The lumberjacks birled the logs in the river during the contest.
   • He learned to birle by carefully balancing on the spinning timber.
   • Competitors birled the logs with skill and precision.

   Synonymesrevolverotatespinturntwirl