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Bur"row (&unr_;), n. [See 1st Borough.] 1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
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2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
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3. (Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
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4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
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Bur"row, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed (&unr_;); p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing.] 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
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2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.
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Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. Burke.
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Burrowing owl (Zo&ö;l.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.
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