licked the birse

A form of lick the birse — To draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of lick the birse
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licked the birse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/licked%20the%20birse

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Chicago

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