Helen Fenton

Burrel shot: Definition and part of speech

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Burrel shot

  1. A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Burrock: Definition and part of speech

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Burrock

  1. n. A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps where fish traps are placed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Burrow: Definition and part of speech

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Burrow

  1. n. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
  2. n. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
  3. n. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
  4. n. A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Burrower: Definition and part of speech

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Burrower

  1. n. One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.