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BUR'ROW, n. A different orthography of burgh, borough, which see.
BUR'ROW, n. A hollow place in the earth or in a warren, where small animals lodge, and sometimes deposit their provisions. Some animals excavate the earth, by scratching, and form these lodges.
BUR'ROW, v.i. To lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as coneys or rabbits. In a more general sense, to lodge in any deep or concealed place. The word seems to include the idea of excavating a hole for a lodge, as well as lodging in it; but the verb is not often used transitively, as to burrow the earth.
An incorporated town. See 1st
Borough.
A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by
certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
A heap or heaps of rubbish or
refuse.
A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp,
To excavate a hole to lodge in,
as in the earth] to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or
rabbits.
To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or
concealed place; to hide.
Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced
into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. Burrowing owl (Zoöl.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog. | ||||||||