lick the birse

verb

To draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.

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Meanings

verblick the birse (third-person singular simple present licks the birse, present participle licking the birse, simple past and past participle licked the birse)

present singular third person licks the birse · participle present licking the birse · participle past licked the birse · past licked the birse

  1. ScotlandhistoricalTo draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.
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APA

lick the birse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20the%20birse

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“lick the birse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20the%20birse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lick the birse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lick%20the%20birse.

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