burying ground
Origin of burying ground
First recorded in 1705–15
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Examples from the Web for burying ground
Historical Examples of burying ground
There is only one more grave in the burying-ground,—that is all.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
Some one may here whisper, "Look at the state of your Singapore burying-ground."
Trade and Travel in the Far EastG. F. Davidson
Just to the east of 3321 P Street was the old Lutheran burying-ground.
A Portrait of Old George TownGrace Dunlop Ecker
“It must be on its summit, they have their burying-ground,” observes Gaspar, gazing upward.
Gaspar the GauchoMayne Reid
It was midnight, and Hokosa with his wife stood in the burying-ground of the kings of the Amasuka.
The WizardH. Rider Haggard