Definition of Buroo

1. a dole office [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buroo

burnt-out
burnt alum
burnt down
burnt lime
burnt offering
burnt orange
burnt oranges
burnt sienna
burnt to a crisp
burnt umber
burntness
burnup
burnups
buron
burons
buroo (current term)
buroos
burp
burp gun
burpalite
burped
burpee
burpees
burpin'
burping
burps
burqa
burqaed
burqas
burqini

Literary usage of Buroo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. India's Cries to British Humanity, Relative to the Suttee, Infanticide by James Peggs (1832)
"The Gora-buroo, at the time of worship, places the water-pot, and presents ... -buroo sweeps the place, and places the sacrificial dishes before Juggernaut, ..."

2. Orissa: Its Geography, Statistics, History, Religion, and Antiquities by Andrew Sterling, James Peggs (1846)
"The Gora-buroo, at the time of worship, places the water pot and presents ... -buroo sweeps the place, and places the sacrificial dishes before Juggernaut ..."

3. The India directory, for the guidance of commanders of steamers and sailing by Alfred Dundas Taylor, James Horsburgh (1874)
"MALACCA PASSAGE, formed between Pulo Way and the Sumatra coast, is about 2 J leagues broad, with Malora Islet, or Pulo buroo, nearly J channel over from ..."

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