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burthen
burthen, the term used in Britain to express a ship's tonnage, or carrying capacity. It was based on the number of tuns of wine that a ship could carry in its holds, the total number giving its burthen. The term remained as an expression of a ship's size until the end of the 18th century, but its use gradually declined after a new system of measurement, Builders Old Measurement, was adopted by Act of Parliament in 1733.
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"burthen." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "burthen." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-burthen.html "burthen." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-burthen.html |
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burthen var. of BURDEN1.
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T. F. HOAD. "burthen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "burthen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-burthen.html T. F. HOAD. "burthen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-burthen.html |
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burthen. See burden.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "burthen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "burthen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-burthen.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "burthen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-burthen.html |
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•Melanchthon
•lengthen, strengthen
•Nathan
•Elizabethan, Ethan
•Phaethon • python • leviathan
•Jonathan • marathon • earthen
•Carmarthen • leathern • heathen
•northern • southern • burthen
•Avon, Cavan, cavern, raven, tavern
•Caernarfon, Dungarvan, Javan
•Wilhelmshaven • Tórshavn
•Bevan, Devon, eleven, Evan, heaven, leaven, Pleven, seven, Severn
•Hesvan
•craven, graven, haven, maven, shaven, Stratford-upon-Avon
•even, Sivan, Steven
•driven, forgiven, given, misgiven, Niven, riven, shriven, thriven
•silvern, sylvan
•Godgiven • Sullivan
•enliven, Ivan, liven
•cloven, interwoven, woven
•Beethoven • Eindhoven • proven
•coven, govern, misgovern, oven, sloven
•cordovan • Donovan • Quechuan
•Bronwen • Iowan
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"burthen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "burthen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-burthen.html "burthen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-burthen.html |
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