Definitions for birkie

birkie bir·kie

Spelling: [bur-kee; Scot. bir-kee]
IPA: /ˈbɜr ki; Scot. ˈbɪr ki/

Birkie is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in birkie (beiikr).

Definitions for birkie

noun

  1. an aggressive, independent man.

Origin of birkie

First recorded in 1715-25; of uncertain origin

Examples for birkie

Ye shall never say that Robin of Airyolan roguit ony man,—even a feckless toon's birkie wi' bandy legs!'

It wad be better telling ye to answer ceevilly a ceevil question, my birkie.

She was nine-and-twenty, and a birkie woman of nine-and-twenty can make a good husband out of very unpromising material.

Oh, said he, looking awkward, I didna want birkie to ken he was tied.

The birkie doesna stand in need o' cash; for he gies saxpence to this ane, and a shillin to the tither ane, for gangin errans.

birkie, birk′i, n. a strutting or swaggering fellow: a fellow generally.

Word Value for birkie
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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