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Definition of Burnie
1. n. A small brook.
Definition of Burnie
1. Noun. (Scotland) A small brook. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Burnie
1. a brooklet [n -S] - See also: brooklet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burnie
Literary usage of Burnie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of Poetry and Literary Review (1895)
"Thy genius quick and loving, must impart High impulse till all song can be put by.
ALEXANDER H. JAPP. THE burnie. CLEAR trickle frae thy mossy well, ..."
2. Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher by Charles Madison Curry (1921)
"11 Bless you, bless you, burnie bee; Say, when will your wedding be? If it be
to-morrow day, Take your wings and fly away. ..."
3. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1891)
"THE RIPPLE 0' THE burnie. The ripple o' the burnie Is ... Where sunbeams glint
and shimmer On the burnie and the brae. The din and smoke o' cities, ..."
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