BIRKIE

Etymology

Noun

Birkie (plural Birkies)

(skiing, informal) The American Birkebeiner, a cross-country ski race.

Source: Wiktionary


Bir"kie, n.

Definition: A lively or mettlesome fellow. [Jocular, Scot.] Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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