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Noun: arbour  aa(r)-bu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: arbor)
  1. Tree (as opposed to shrub)
    - arbor [N. Amer, Austral]
     
  2. Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
    - spindle, mandrel, mandril, arbor [N. Amer, Austral]
     
  3. A framework that supports climbing plants
    "the arbour provided a shady resting place in the park";
    - arbor [N. Amer, Austral], bower, pergola

Derived forms: arbours

Type of: frame, framework, rotating shaft, shaft, tree

Part of: drive

Encyclopedia: Arbour, Victoria