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(burke)

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.

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(lurk)

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(en verb)

To remain concealed in order to ambush.

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To remain unobserved.

* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4

Thus my plight was evil indeed, for I had nothing now to burn to give me light, and knew that 'twas no use setting to grout till I could see to go about it. Moreover, the darkness was of that black kind that is never found beneath the open sky, no, not even on the darkest night, but lurks in close and covered places and strains the eyes in trying to see into it.

To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.

* 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .

if we find the sophist lurking , we must round him up by royal command of the argument

(Internet) To view an internet forum without posting comments.