Meaning Of The Word Burton
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Burton Meaning
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Burton in American English
a kind of tackle consisting of single or double pulley blocks and used as for tightening rigging or moving heavy articles Sir Richard Francis1821-90; Eng. writer & explorer noun: a male given name burton in American English 1 noun: any of various small tackles for use on shipboard burton in American English 2 noun burton in British English noun: a kind of light hoisting tackle noun: 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) |
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