1. to spin or rotate a floating log in water
Usage: chiefly North American; logging industry term
2. to pour or serve drinks, especially alcoholic beverages
Usage: archaic; chiefly Scottish

Examples

• The logger used a long pole to birle the log across the river.
• Workers competed in birling contests at the lumber camp.
• She would birle the whisky into glasses for the guests.
• The lumberjack's skill at birling impressed the crowd.
• They birled the timber downstream to the mill.