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A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
See Buhrstone.
of Burr
Same as Borrel.
A sort of pear, called also the red butter pear, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp.
The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). See Gadfly.
A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency.
The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep (Ovis burrhel).
of Burr
A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances.
A donkey.
A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.
To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.
A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.