"lick the birse" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: licks the birse [present, singular, third-person], licking the birse [participle, present], licked the birse [participle, past], licked the birse [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lick the birse (third-person singular simple present licks the birse, present participle licking the birse, simple past and past participle licked the birse)
  1. (Scotland, historical) To draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk. Tags: Scotland, historical
    Sense id: en-lick_the_birse-en-verb-dxd7jz8Q Categories (other): Scottish English

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