birkie

[ bur-kee; Scots bir-kee ]

/ ˈbɜr ki; Scots ˈbɪr ki /

noun Scot.

an aggressive, independent man.

Origin of birkie

First recorded in 1715–25; of uncertain origin

Words nearby birkie

Birkbeck, birken, Birkenhead, Birkenstock, Birket Karun, birkie, birl, birle, birling, Birman, Birmingham

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Example sentences from the Web for birkie

Oh, said he, looking awkward, I didna want Birkie to ken he was tied.
Spare Hours|John Brown
Birkie, birk′i, n. a strutting or swaggering fellow: a fellow generally.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
It wad be better telling ye to answer ceevilly a ceevil question, my birkie.
A Daughter of Raasay|William MacLeod Raine
Ye shall never say that Robin of Airyolan roguit ony man,—even a feckless toon's birkie wi' bandy legs!'
Tales of Our Coast|S. R. Crockett

She was nine-and-twenty, and a birkie woman of nine-and-twenty can make a good husband out of very unpromising material.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

British Dictionary definitions for birkie

birkie

/ (ˈbɪrkɪ) /

noun Scot

a spirited or lively person

a foolish posturer

Word Origin for birkie

C18: perhaps related to Old English beorcan to bark; compare Old Norse berkia

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单词	birkie
释义	birkie [ bur-kee; Scots bir-kee ] / ˈbɜr ki; Scots ˈbɪr ki / noun Scot. an aggressive, independent man. Origin of birkie First recorded in 1715–25; of uncertain origin Words nearby birkie Birkbeck, birken, Birkenhead, Birkenstock, Birket Karun, birkie, birl, birle, birling, Birman, Birmingham Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for birkie Oh, said he, looking awkward, I didna want Birkie to ken he was tied. Spare Hours\|John Brown Birkie, birk′i, n. a strutting or swaggering fellow: a fellow generally. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various It wad be better telling ye to answer ceevilly a ceevil question, my birkie. A Daughter of Raasay\|William MacLeod Raine Ye shall never say that Robin of Airyolan roguit ony man,—even a feckless toon's birkie wi' bandy legs!' Tales of Our Coast\|S. R. Crockett She was nine-and-twenty, and a birkie woman of nine-and-twenty can make a good husband out of very unpromising material. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown British Dictionary definitions for birkie birkie / (ˈbɪrkɪ) / noun Scot a spirited or lively person a foolish posturer Word Origin for birkie C18: perhaps related to Old English beorcan to bark; compare Old Norse berkia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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