birling
Dictionary:
birl·ing (bûr'lĭng) 
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n.
A game of skill, especially among lumberjacks, in which two competitors try to balance on a floating log while spinning it with their feet. Also called logrolling.
| Columbia Encyclopedia: birling |
birling (bûr'lĭng), sport in which two competitors try to maintain balance on a floating log, each seeking to rotate the log and spill the other into the water. With origins in the spring log drives in New England, it became popular with American lumberjacks after the middle of the 19th cent. The first public sponsored match was in 1888.
| WordNet: birling |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
Synonym: logrolling
| Wikipedia: Birling |
Birling can refer to
- several places in England
- or can also refer to
- Birling (sport), the sport of logrolling practised by lumberjacks.
- See also
- Birlingham, Worcestershire
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