BURR

Burr

Burr, by Gore Vidal, is a historical novel challenging the traditional iconography of United States history via narrative and a fictional memoir of Aaron Burr. Burr was variously the third US vice president, a US Army officer in and combat veteran of the Revolutionary War, a lawyer and a U.S. senator from New York. In an 1804 duel, while still vice president, Burr killed Alexander Hamilton, who had been the first US Treasury Secretary.

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burr

Noun

  1. A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
  2. A bur; a seed pod with sharp features that stick in fur or clothing.
  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. The earlobe.
  7. The knot at the bottom of an antler.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A rough humming sound.
  2. A rolled "r".

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A metal ring at the top of the hand-rest on a spear.

Noun (etymology 4)

Verb

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


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