burred

[ burd ]

adjective

1. prickly or rough in texture.
2. having a bur or burs. bur.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burred¹

First recorded in 1905–10; bur ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

McKenzie spoke and his voice burred with Scottish accent and grated like a saw on iron.

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Use a small, light hammer, and gently tap round the edge of the bolt until it is burred over.

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This method will finish the cutting in the centre of the work and prevent burred and ragged or chipped edges at the shoulder.

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Above all, he saw Naomi going before him in her shame, and at that sight his heart bled and his spirit burred.

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There was a deep note of loving them in his voice, rough and burred though it was, as Potch spoke to the goats.

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