burr

Meanings

1. A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
2. Alternative form of bur (“rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants”).
3. A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
4. A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
5. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the grip, to prevent the hand from slipping.
6. A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.
7. The ear lobe.
8. A burr knot or burl.
9. The knot at the bottom of an antler.
10. A revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces used to grind hard products in a grinder or mill.

1. To grind using a burr (revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces).

1. A rough humming sound.
2. A uvular "r" sound, or (by extension) an accent characterized by this sound.

1. To pronounce with a uvular "r".
2. To make a rough humming sound.

1. Synonym of brough (“halo around the sun or moon”)

1. Alternative spelling of burl.

1. A surname.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. An unincorporated community in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
4. An unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri.
5. A village in Otoe County, Nebraska, named after burr oak trees.
6. An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
7. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
8. A community in Rural Municipality of Wolverine No. 340, central Saskatchewan, Canada.

Etymology

From Middle English burre, perhaps related to Old English byrst (“bristle”). Cognate with Danish burre, borre (“burdock, burr”), Swedish borre (“sea-urchin”).