"birse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɜː(ɹ)s/ Forms: birses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Scots birse (“bristle, hair”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|birse||bristle, hair}} Scots birse (“bristle, hair”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} birse (plural birses)
  1. (Scotland) bristle Tags: Scotland Derived forms: lick the birse, set up someone's birse
    Sense id: en-birse-en-noun-XO0s38cw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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