BURGH

burgh

(noun) a borough in Scotland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

burgh (plural burghs)

(Sussex) a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).

(UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).

Anagrams

• Brugh

Source: Wiktionary


Burgh, n. Etym: [OE. See Burg.]

Definition: A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland. See Borough.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

coffee icon