burier
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of burier
Example Sentences
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But multiple owners identified their greyhound as a frequent toy burier.
From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2022
Fenn very much wanted to be known, even idolized, as the burier of a chest containing gold coins, jewelry and other baubles with an estimated worth of at least $1 million.
From Washington Post • May 21, 2021
In 1897 he married Gussie Grady, daughter of the late great Editor Henry Woodfin Grady of the Atlanta Constitution, prophet of the "New South," burier of the bloody shirt.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the burier hurried off as fast as his legs could carry him.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison
When it comes to an end the "gold burier" must try to guess in whose hand the ring is concealed.
From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis
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