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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