Definitions for: Burr


[n] small bit used in dentistry or surgery
[n] rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
[n] rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
[n] United States politician who served as Vice President under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
[n] seed vessel having hooks or prickles
[v] remove the burrs from



Webster (1913) Definition: Burr, n. [See Bur.] (Bot.)
1. A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.

2. The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or
shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.;
also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.

The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the
copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs.
--Tomlinson.

3. A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by
punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before
it is swaged down.

4. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe,
to prevent the hand from slipping.

5. The lobe or lap of the ear.

6. [Probably of imitative origin.] A guttural pronounciation
of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the
soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism;
-- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or
Tweedside, burr.

7. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.


Burr, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Burring.]
To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
--Mrs. Browning.

Synonyms: Aaron Burr, bur, bur, bur

See Also: beggar-ticks, bit, burr drill, dentist's drill, pericarp, pol, political leader, politician, politico, power tool, projection, remove, seed vessel, spanish needles, take, take away, withdraw

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