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Definition of: birr
(bûr) noun Scot.
1. Onward rush; momentum; emphatic and rapid utterance.
2. A whirring or buzzing sound.
3. Obs. A rushing wind.
—v.i. To move with or make a whirring noise. ◆ Homophones: bur, burr. [<ON byrr favorable wind]
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