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burton

1

[bur-tn]

noun

Nautical.
  1. any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.

  2. Spanish burton.



burton

2

[bur-tn]

Burton

3

[bur-tn]

noun

  1. Harold Hitz 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.

  2. Sir Richard Richard Jenkins, 1925–84, English actor, born in Wales.

  3. Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer.

  4. Robert Democritus Junior, 1577–1640, English clergyman and author.

  5. a town in central Michigan.

  6. a male given name.

Burton

1

/ ˈɜːə /

noun

  1. Sir Richard Francis . 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (1858); produced the first unabridged translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night (1885–88)

  2. Richard , real name Richard Jenkins . 1925–84, Welsh stage and film actor: films include Becket (1964), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), and Equus (1977)

  3. Robert , pen name Democritus Junior . 1577–1640, English clergyman, scholar, and writer, noted for his Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)

  4. Tim. born 1958, US film director whose work includes Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Corpse Bride (2005), and Alice in Wonderland (2010)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

burton

2

/ ˈɜːə /

noun

  1. nautical a kind of light hoisting tackle

  2. slang

    1. to be broken, useless, or lost

    2. to die

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of burton1

1695–1705; probably by metathesis from Breton ( takles ), Brytton ( takles ) (late 15th cent.); Breton, Briton

Origin of burton2

First recorded in 1940–45; origin unclear
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of burton1

C15: of uncertain origin
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