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burr Noun 1. the soft trilling sound given to the letter (r) in some English dialects 2. a whirring or humming sound 3. a rough edge left on metal or paper after cutting 4. a small hand-operated drill [origin unknown]
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| He started the engine, and with a wild burr of gas explosions the beautiful fabric darted down the launching ways and lifted into the air. What provoking burr has been inconveniently attracted to the charming skirts, and with difficulty shaken off? She had a little pink sunshade--it kind o' looked like a doll's amberill, 'n' she clung to it like a burr to a woolen stockin'. |
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