burred

Burr  (bûr), Aaron 1756-1836.

American politician who became Vice President of the United States (1801-1805) under Thomas Jefferson after a deadlock in the electoral college was broken by the House of Representatives. On July 11, 1804, Burr mortally wounded his rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and later fled south where he was involved in a mysterious conspiracy to establish an independent nation in Mexico and the Southwest. Tried for treason, he was acquitted for lack of evidence.

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burr ¹  (bûr)

n.

1. A rough edge or area remaining on material, such as metal, after it has been cast, cut, or drilled.

2. Variant of bur¹.

tr.v. burred, burr·ing, burrs

1. To form a burr on.

2. To remove burrs from.

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[Variant of bur.]

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burr ² also bur  (bûr)

n.

1. A trilling of the letter r, usually made with the tip of the tongue and characteristic of Scottish speech.

2. A buzzing or whirring sound.

v. burred, burr·ing, burrs also burs

v.tr.

To pronounce with a burr.

v.intr.

1. To speak with a burr.

2. To make a buzzing or whirring sound.

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[Imitative.]

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burr ³ also bur  (bûr)

n.

A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet.

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[Middle English burre, ring, disk, alteration of burwhe, circle, disk.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

burred - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, setaceous, setose, burry, prickly, barbed, spiny, thorny, bristly armed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns