Burling

The break in the wall was called by burling muskrats. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Besides attending to the duties of her household like an exemplary wife, she was often engaged in her own house _burling_ cloth for the manufacturers, by which means she earned a scanty addition to their income. ❋ F. Jewell (N/A)

= Every knot that has been tied in the threads during winding, dressing, beaming, and weaving, must be looked for and felt for during burling, carefully drawn to the surface of the cloth, and then clipped off with the scissors, leaving the ends long enough so that no space without a thread will occur. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

For this reason she placed me in the burling department, where I worked that morning so that I might see the type of mistake which should be avoided by the weavers. ❋ Jewish Women's Archive (1926)

When the reception was over, old Hector took charge of the homely games and athletic contests, and the day's delights culminated in a log-burling contest in the Skookum, in which the young laird participated. ❋ Unknown (1918)

In the old days in the Michigan woods, when burling was considered a magnificent art of the lumberjack, he had been a champion, and for five minutes he spun his log until the water foamed, crossing and recrossing the river and winning the contest unanimously. ❋ Unknown (1918)

California studying the burling owl, a threatened species that is thriving in this part of California. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So until we have hurricanes burling their way down Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Americans will continue to sit in front of their TV’s and watch American Idol. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It sets out with the principle, that everything that deteriorates manufactured articles does evil, continuing: 'And forasmuch as in many parts of this realm is newly and lately devised, erected, builded, and used, certain mills called gig-mills, for the perching and burling of cloth, by reason whereof the true drapery of this realm is wonderfully impaired, and the cloth thereof deceitfully made by reason of the using of the said gig-mills' -- and so provisions follow for their suppression. ❋ Various (1841)

wow look at burling go. that marc [gottlieb] with 2 ts is the blue [tint] in a [baboons ass] compared to him ❋ Burling (2017)

I went over there and he was just sitting, sorting [thru] his burl with a wild [look in] his [eye]. ❋ Ric J. Stopae (2011)

Dave: we should try out the new [motor] Jesz: ok, let's [give it] a [burl] ❋ TABaracus (2011)

I heard you [licked] [samantha's] burls yea it was [disgusting] ❋ Number1Stunner (2010)

burls! that [chic] is [ugly]! ❋ Jehorko (2006)

"I can't believe you told [Kristi] that you were f*cking Madeline, you need to find a new way to burle." "Why does he look so mad this morning?" "I don't know, he's [burling] too hard." "Hide the girls man, Eric's been a [burler] lately." ❋ Upsilon1092Lover (2009)

Damn dude Amanda [Johnsons] face is fucking [burl]. My mom fucking took my dank..it was burl dude, johnny just got [burled] by jose. ❋ PerlyWhites (2005)

New [tires] on your [car]? Let's give them a burl. ❋ Jordan Adams (2004)

Did you see that [touchdown] run? That was so [Burls]! Man, that dude is so Burls! We [pwned] them, it was so Burls! ❋ Le Capitaine (2006)

That kid driving without doors on his Jeep with beads and leys in his [rear view mirror]. That kid wearing a pink [polo shirt] with a [popped collar]. ❋ Alex Schmidt (2004)