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lick the birse

lick the birse verb: to draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.

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.

Forms of lick the birse

third-person singular presentlicks the birse
present participlelicking the birse
past participlelicked the birse
pastlicked the birse

Questions about lick the birse

What does lick the birse mean?
Lick the birse means to draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.
What part of speech is lick the birse?
Lick the birse is a verb.
What is the past tense of lick the birse?
The past tense of lick the birse is licked the birse.

Words near lick the birse in the dictionary

  1. lick someone's ass
  2. lick someone's balls
  3. lick someone's boots
  4. lick spout
  5. lick spouts
  6. lick the birse
  7. lick the dust
  8. lick the pants off
  9. lick up
  10. lick-and-stick
  11. lick-box

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