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Pronunciation : Bur"row
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See 1st Borough.]
Definition : 1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.

2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.

3. (Mining)

Defn: A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.

4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Bur"row
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.

2. 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. Burke. Burrowing owl (Zo?l.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.

i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913