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Burr   /bər/   Listen
Burr

noun
1.
Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.  Synonym: bur.
2.
Rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting.
3.
United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836).  Synonym: Aaron Burr.
4.
Rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece.
5.
Small bit used in dentistry or surgery.  Synonym: bur.
verb
(past & past part. burred; pres. part. burring)
1.
Remove the burrs from.  Synonym: bur.



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"Burr" Quotes from Famous Books



... the same song that I had heard in St. Augustine; only the birds here were in a livelier mood, and sang out instead of sotto voce. The long introductory note sounded sometimes as if it were indrawn, and often, if not always, had a considerable burr in it. Once in a while the strain was caught up at the end and sung over again, after the manner of the field sparrow,—one of that bird's prettiest tricks. At other times the song was delivered with full voice, and then repeated almost under the singer's breath. This was done beautifully in the ...
— A Florida Sketch-Book • Bradford Torrey
... the combination of one or more vibratory clamps Y, the cam, E, the two burrs or cutter wheels, q r, and the slotting burr or cutters, s, provided with mechanism for operating ...
— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various
... the pupils to observe the special structure that facilitates the dispersal of the seed. As an illustration, ask the pupils to find the seeds of the burdock and to describe what the burr is really like. They find that the burr is a little basket filled with seeds. The basket has many little hooks which catch on the hair of animals and, since these hooks turn inwards, they serve to hold the basket in such a position that all ...
— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study • Ontario Ministry of Education
... There was a burr of the instrument and then silence. Sir Timothy carefully replaced the receiver, paused on his way out of the room to smell a great bowl of lavender, and ...
— The Evil Shepherd • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... T. B. Smith; "he has the burr of a man who has been brought up in Somerset. He is obviously one who has had very little education. My impression of him does not coincide ...
— The Secret House • Edgar Wallace


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