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Burke
Burke personal surname.
Burke and Hare noted murderers of the early 19th century. William Burke (1792–1829) was a bodysnatcher operating in Edinburgh with his accomplice William Hare, and was convicted of murdering those whose bodies he subsequently sold for dissection. He gave his name to the verb burke meaning, ‘kill secretly by suffocation or strangulation’, as Burke is said to have killed his victims. Burke's Peerage a genealogical guide to peers and baronets, first published in 1826, by John Burke (1787–1848), Irish genealogical and heraldic writer. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Burke." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Burke." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Burke.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Burke." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Burke.html |
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burke suffocate, stifle; ‘smother’, hush up. XIX. f. name of William Burke, executed at Edinburgh in 1829 for smothering people in order to sell their bodies for dissection.
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T. F. HOAD. "burke." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "burke." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-burke.html T. F. HOAD. "burke." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-burke.html |
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Burke
Burke
•berk, berserk, Burke, cirque, dirk, Dunkirk, erk, irk, jerk, kirk, lurk, mirk, murk, outwork, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work
•Selkirk • Falkirk • Atatürk
•patchwork • handwork • waxwork
•artwork, part-work
•craftwork • headwork • legwork
•metalwork • guesswork
•fretwork, network
•breastwork • daywork • spadework
•framework • brainwork
•casework, lacework
•paintwork • beadwork • fieldwork
•needlework • teamwork • piecework
•brickwork • handiwork • bodywork
•basketwork • donkeywork • telework
•clockwork • knotwork • formwork
•coursework • falsework
•groundwork • housework
•coachwork • roadwork • homework
•stonework • woodwork • bookwork
•footwork • brushwork • firework
•ironwork • underwork • wickerwork
•paperwork • openwork • camerawork
•masterwork, plasterwork
•earthwork
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"Burke." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Burke." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Burke.html "Burke." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Burke.html |
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