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burkes (0 synonym found)
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Definition of burkes:
(v) :
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To murder by suffocation.
(v) :
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
(v) :
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
(n) :
A number of places in the United States:
(n) :
A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
(n) :
A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota.
Definition of burkes:
(v) :
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To murder by suffocation.
(v) :
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
(v) :
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
(n) :
A number of places in the United States:
(n) :
A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.
(n) :
A small city, the county seat of Gregory County, South Dakota.
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