Burke vs Burka - What's the difference?
burke | burka |
(UK, slang) To murder in the same manner as Burke, to kill by suffocation
*1829 February 2 , Times (London), 3/5
*:As soon as the executioner proceeded to his duty, the cries of ‘Burke' him, '''Burke''' him—give him no rope’... were vociferated... ‘' Burke Hare too!’
(UK, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons,
*1833 , T. Hook, Parson's Daughter , II. i. 26
*:Perhaps he is Burked , and his body sold for nine pounds.
*1836 , Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers , :
(UK, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
*1835 , J. A. Roebuck. Dorchester Labourers , 6/1 (note)
*:The reporters left it out... Those who spoke in favour of the poor men, were what the reporters call burked .
* 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, page 128:
:1953 , (Robert Graves), Poems , 4
::Socrates and Plato burked the issue.
An Islamic garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women (also spelled burqa).
A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region.
Burka is a synonym of burke.
As nouns the difference between burke and burka
is that burke is variant spelling of berk while burka is an Islamic garment that covers the whole body, which has a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen, and is worn by women also spelled burqa.As a verb burke
is to murder in the same manner as Burke, to kill by suffocation.As a proper noun Burke
is {{surname|topographical|from=Anglo-Norman}} for someone who lived in a fortified place.burke
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Verb
(burk)- ‘You don’t mean to say he was burked , Sam?’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking hastily round.
- He put away—burked —the Directors' letter, and went in to talk to Riley