lick the birse
(Scotland, historical) To draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.
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(Scotland, historical) To draw a hog's bristle through the mouth, as part of a ceremony of citizenship in Selkirk.
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(Scotland, obsolete) To drink deeply or excessively; carouse.
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(Scotland) bristle.
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Having been the target of a lick; touched by a tongue.