burnie

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8
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11
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6

Definition of burnie

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Scotland)A small brook.
    “But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.”
    “c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird" A bramble shade around our head, A burnie popplin by”
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noun

  1. (Scotland)A small brook.
    “But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.”
    “c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird" A bramble shade around our head, A burnie popplin by”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.

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Etymology

From burn + -ie.

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