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Burked vs Burke - What's the difference?

burked | burke |

As verbs the difference between burked and burke

is that burked is past tense of burke while burke is to murder in the same manner as Burke, to kill by suffocation.

As a noun burke is

variant spelling of berk.

As a proper noun Burke is

{{surname|topographical|from=Anglo-Norman}} for someone who lived in a fortified place.

burked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (burke)

  • burke

    English

    Verb

    (burk)
  • (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 , :
  • ‘You don’t mean to say he was burked , Sam?’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking hastily round.
  • (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:
  • He put away—burked —the Directors' letter, and went in to talk to Riley
  • :1953 , (Robert Graves), Poems , 4
  • ::Socrates and Plato burked the issue.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) Variant spelling of berk.
  • Anagrams

    * English eponyms

    burke

    English

    Verb

    (burk)
  • (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 , :
  • ‘You don’t mean to say he was burked , Sam?’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking hastily round.
  • (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:
  • He put away—burked —the Directors' letter, and went in to talk to Riley
  • :1953 , (Robert Graves), Poems , 4
  • ::Socrates and Plato burked the issue.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) Variant spelling of berk.
  • Anagrams

    * English eponyms