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1. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles
   - bur
    
2. Rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
    
3. Rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece
    
4. Small bit used in dentistry or surgery
   - bur

1. Remove the burrs from
   - bur

1. United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
   - Aaron Burr

Sounds like: bur, birr

Derived forms: burred, burrs, burring

Type of: bit, pericarp, pol [N. Amer], political leader, politician, politico, pollie [Austral], polly [Austral], power tool, projection, remove, seed vessel, take, take away, withdraw

Part of: burr drill, dentist's drill

Encyclopedia: Burr, Egan, Deleage & Company Burr, Egan, Deleage and Company Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co Burr Burr,Saskatchewan Burr, Saskatchewan Burr, West Virginia Burr, Nebraska Burr, Enoch Fitch Burr, NE