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Birling — can refer to several places in England:*Birling, Kent *Birling, Northumberland *Birling Gap, SussexSee also: Birlingham, WorcestershireBirling can also refer to the sport of logrolling as practiced by lumberjacks … Wikipedia
birling — ☆ birling [bʉrl′iŋ] n. a game in which each of two lumberjacks, standing on the same floating log, birls the log so as to try to cause the other to fall off birler n … English World dictionary
birling — /berr ling/, n. Chiefly Northern U.S. a game played by lumberjacks, in which each tries to balance longest on a floating log while rotating the log with the feet. [BIRL + ING1] * * * ▪ sport also called logrolling outdoor sport of the… … Universalium
Birling, Northumberland — Birling is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of the village of Warkworth … Wikipedia
Birling Gap — Seven Sisters mit Birling Gap … Deutsch Wikipedia
Birling, Kent — infobox UK place country = England official name= Birling latitude= 51.318990 longitude= 0.409560 population = shire district= Tonbridge and Malling shire county = Kent region= South East England constituency westminster= post town= postcode… … Wikipedia
birling — n. (British Slang) assay, attempt; gamble; buzzing noise; murmuring sound, hum v. spin or rotate with the feet a floating log by running in place on its exposed side; cause to spin; (British Slang) spend money without limits; (British Slang)… … English contemporary dictionary
birling — birl•ing [[t]ˈbɜr lɪŋ[/t]] n. dial. a competition for lumberjacks, in which each tries to balance on a floating log while rotating the log with the feet … From formal English to slang
An Inspector Calls — This article is about the play. For the film, see An Inspector Calls (film). For the 1982 TV series, see An Inspector Calls (TV series). An Inspector Calls Written by J. B. Priestley … Wikipedia
Ein Inspektor kommt — (Originaltitel: An Inspector Calls) ist ein Theaterstück (Soziales Drama) des englischen Autors John Boynton Priestley. Es ist eines seiner bekanntesten Werke. Priestley schrieb es 1944/45 innerhalb einer einzigen Woche. Seine Londoner Premiere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
