Origin of Burling (or birling?)
Just watched "The Log Driver's Waltz," an animated short from The National Film Board of Canada. The lyrics describe "birling down white water." An internet search confirms "birling," also spelled...
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AH says it's a blend of 'birr' and 'whirl'.MWO, more cautiously and somewhat puzzlingly says 'perhaps imitative'. (It's the second entry for word, so I can't link to it.)EZcodes don't work on this...
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