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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents
2: sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers" [syn: whir, whirr, whirring, birr] v
1: make a soft swishing sound; "the motor whirred"; "the car engine purred" [syn: whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural birr) Etymology: Amharic b?rr, literally, silver Date: circa 1978 — see money table

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Birr Birr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Birred; p. pr. & vb. n. Birring.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel. byrr wind. Perh. imitative.] To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in motion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Birr Birr, n. 1. A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel. 2. A rush or impetus; force.