BIRKS

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Birks (plural er-noun)

A surname.

Proper noun

Birks

plural of Birk

Etymology 2

Noun

Birks pl (plural only)

(slang) Birkenstock sandals

Anagrams

• brisk

Noun

birks

plural of birk

Anagrams

• brisk

Source: Wiktionary


BIRK

Birk, n. Etym: [See Birch, n.]

Definition: A birch tree. [Prov. Eng.] "The silver birk." Tennyson.

Birk, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small European minnow (Leuciscus phoxinus).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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