birsy
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈbɜːsɪ/
(UK)
Definition of birsy
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(Scotland)bristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear).
“A big, birsy, gray wolf looked over its two fallen comrades, then all at once it lifted its gaze and looked John straight in the eyes, letting out a low guttural snarl.”
“Raw upon raw the birsy bere, Rax't up, sae routh and green.”
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Etymology
From birse + -y (“having the quality of”).
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