BURTON

Burton

(noun) a strong dark English ale

Burton, Richard Burton

(noun) Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)

Burton, Richard Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton

(noun) English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Burton

An English habitational surname for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.

A male given name

A number of places in the United States

A village in Illinois.

A city in Michigan.

A village in Nebraska.

A village in Ohio.

A census-designated place in South Carolina.

A town in Texas.

A number of places in England and Wales

A small village east of Chester in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).

A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).

A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).

A village in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).

A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).

A civil parish in Staffordshire, also short for Burton upon Trent.

A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).

A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).

A village in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).

A village in the Wrexham, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).

Anagrams

• Bruton, to burn

Noun

burton (plural burtons)

(archaic) An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.

(archaic) Storage of cargo athwartships.

Anagrams

• Bruton, to burn

Source: Wiktionary


Bur"ton, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. & Prov. E. bort to press or indent anything.] (Naut.)

Definition: A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended of a hook block in the bight of the running part.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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