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Definition of Bur
Pronunciation: bûr | n. | 1. | (Bot.) 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; a seed vessel having hooks or prickles. Also, any weed which bears burs. | | 2. | The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2. | | 3. | A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4. | | 4. | The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5. | | 5. | The sweetbread. | | 6. | A clinker; a partially vitrified brick. | | 7. | (Mech.) A small circular saw. | | 8. | (Zool.) The round knob of an antler next to a deer's head. |
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burr, remove, take, take away, withdraw
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