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burton

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[bur-tn]
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noun Nautical.

any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
Spanish burton.

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Nearby words

  1. bursting point,
  2. bursting strength,
  3. burstone,
  4. burt,
  5. burthen,
  6. burton upon trent,
  7. burton, harold hitz,
  8. burton, richard,
  9. burton, robert,
  10. burton, sir richard francis

Origin of burton

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1695–1705; probably by metathesis from Breton (takles), Brytton (takles) (late 15th cent.); see Breton, Briton

burton

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[bur-tn]

Verb Phrases

go for a burton, British Slang.
  1. to be lost, missing, or destroyed.
  2. to die.

Origin of burton

2
First recorded in 1940–45; orig. disputed

Burton

[bur-tn]

noun

Harold Hitz [hits] /hɪts/, 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
Sir RichardRichard Jenkins, 1925–84, English actor, born in Wales.
Sir Richard Francis,1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer.
RobertDemocritus Junior, 1577–1640, English clergyman and author.
a town in central Michigan.
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for burton

burton

noun

nautical a kind of light hoisting tackle
go for a burton British slang
  1. to be broken, useless, or lost
  2. to die

Word Origin for burton

C15: of uncertain origin

Burton

noun

Sir Richard Francis . 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (1858); produced the first unabridged translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night (1885–88)
Richard, real name Richard Jenkins . 1925–84, Welsh stage and film actor: films include Becket (1964), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), and Equus (1977)
Robert, pen name Democritus Junior . 1577–1640, English clergyman, scholar, and writer, noted for his Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)
Tim. born 1958, US film director whose work includes Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Corpse Bride (2005), and Alice in Wonderland (2010)
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