Burring Synonyms & Definitions

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• BurringDefinition & Meaning in English

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burr

• BurrDefinition & Meaning in English

(n.) The knot at the bottom of an antler. See Bur, n., 8.
(n.) The lobe or lap of the ear.
(n.) The sweetbread.
(n.) A triangular chisel.
(n.) A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See Burr, n., 4.
(n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1.
(n.) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.
(n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs.
(n.) The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.
(v. i.) To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
(n.) The round knob of an antler next to a deers head.
(n.) A small circular saw.
(n.) A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.
(n.) A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe, to prevent the hand from slipping.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A guttural pronounciation of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism; -- often called the Newcastle, Northumberland, or Tweedside, burr.
(n.) The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2.
(n.) The lobe of the ear. See Burr, n., 5.

• Burring machineDefinition & Meaning in English

() A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances.