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Bourn vs Bour - What's the difference?

bourn | bour |

As nouns the difference between bourn and bour

is that bourn is a small stream or brook or bourn can be destination while bour is (obsolete) a chamber or a cottage.

bourn

English

Etymology 1

Doublet of .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small stream or brook.
  • * Spenser
    • My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn .
    Related terms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) borne.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • destination
  • limit

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "bourn")

    See also

    * bourne

    Anagrams

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    bour

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A chamber or a cottage.
    • Ful sooty was hir bour, and eek hir halle,
    In which she eet ful many a sclendre meel.
    (Webster 1913) ----