Helen Fenton

Burghbote: Definition and part of speech

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Burghbote

  1. n. A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

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.

Burghbrech: Definition and part of speech

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Burghbrech

  1. n. The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace.

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.

Buprestidan: Definition and part of speech

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Buprestidan

  1. n. One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus Buprestis and allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The larvae are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and are often very destructive to trees.

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.

Burr: Definition and part of speech

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Burr

  1. n. The round knob of an antler next to a deer’s head.
  2. n. Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.
  3. n. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
  4. n. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
  5. n. The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.
  6. n. The sweetbread.
  7. n. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
  8. n. A small circular saw.
  9. n. A triangular chisel.
  10. n. A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; — used by dentists.

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.

Burbot: Definition and part of speech

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Burbot

  1. n. A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.

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.

Burden: Definition and part of speech

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Burden

  1. n. A birth.
  2. n. That which is borne or carried; a load.
  3. n. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
  4. n. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.
  5. n. The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
  6. n. The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
  7. n. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds.

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.