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bur·ton

1   [bur-tn]
noun Nautical.
1.
any of various small tackles for use on shipboard.
2.
Spanish burton.
Origin:
1695–1705; probably by metathesis from Breton (takles), Brytton (takles) (late 15th cent.); see Breton, Briton

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bur·ton

2   [bur-tn]
Verb phrase
go for a burton, British Slang.
a.
to be lost, missing, or destroyed.
b.
to die.
Origin:
1940–45; orig. disputed

Bur·ton

   [bur-tn]
noun
1.
Harold Hitz  [hits] , 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
2.
Sir Richard (Richard Jenkins), 1925–84, English actor, born in Wales.
3.
Sir Richard Francis, 1821–90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer.
4.
Robert (“Democritus Junior”), 1577–1640, English clergyman and author.
5.
a town in central Michigan. 29,976.
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6.
a male given name.
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burton (ˈbɜːtən)
 
—n
1.  nautical a kind of light hoisting tackle
2.  slang (Brit) go for a burton
 a.  to be broken, useless, or lost
 b.  to die
 
[C15: of uncertain origin]

Burton (ˈbɜːtən)
 
—n
1.  Sir Richard Francis. 1821--90, English explorer, Orientalist, and writer who discovered Lake Tanganyika with John Speke (1858); produced the first unabridged translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night (1885--88)
2.  Richard, real name Richard Jenkins. 1925--84, Welsh stage and film actor: films include Becket (1964), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), and Equus (1977)
3.  Robert, pen name Democritus Junior. 1577--1640, English clergyman, scholar, and writer, noted for his Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)
4.  Tim. born 1958, US film director whose work includes Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Ed Wood (1994), and Big Fish (2003)

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