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Bourn vs Tourn - What's the difference?

bourn | tourn |

As nouns the difference between bourn and tourn

is that bourn is a small stream or brook while tourn is a circuit made by a medieval English sheriff to the courts of his shire.

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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    tourn

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia tourn) (en noun)
  • A circuit made by a medieval English sheriff to the courts of his shire
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) spinning wheel
    • (Webster 1913)