Noun

(en noun)

A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.

A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.

A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.

* Tomlinson

The graver, in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs .

A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.

A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.

The earlobe.

The knot at the bottom of an antler.

Noun

(en noun)

A rough humming sound.

A rolled "r".

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.

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And there kyng Arthur smote syr mordred vnder the shelde wyth a foyne of his spere thorughoute the body more than a fadom / And whan syr Mordred felte that he had hys dethes wounde / He thryst hym self wyth the myght that he had vp to the bur of kynge Arthurs spere / And right so he smote his fader Arthur wyth his swerde holden in bothe his handes

Noun

(en noun)

(British)

English onomatopoeias Geordie English

Noun

(en noun)

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

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(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.