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Definition of Burrs
1. burr [v] - See also: burr
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burrs
Literary usage of Burrs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1890)
"These tubes are delivered free from burrs and have a smooth inner surface.
The pipes are sometimes asphalted to prevent rusting, but should they in the ..."
2. A General Abridgment of Law and Equity: Alphabetically Digested Under Proper by Charles Viner (1800)
"... till fhe arrived at 2 r, or was married : " And " from and after the hid Alary
burrs ... burrs ..."
3. Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences: Being Record of the Progress by William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington (1852)
"5, is a side elevation of a machine in which the burrs are caused to act by
impact; and fig. 6, is a front view of the same. The stone to be operated upon ..."
4. The Picturesque Ohio: A Historical Monograph by C. M. Clark (1887)
"The firs are decked with an edging of prickly lace, the pines put on all their
bravery of shining \ leaves and cone-coronets ; and while chestnut burrs are ..."
5. Suffolk Words and Phrases; Or, an Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
"They are but burrs, cousin, thrown on thee in holiday foolery : i!' we walk net
in the trodden paths our very petticoat* •will catch them. Rosalind. ..."
6. The Country Boy: The Story of His Own Early Life by Homer Davenport (1910)
"They got hold of a set of burrs and started a grist mill. They opened a store,
they looked at business opportunities from the same focus and in a few years ..."
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