Burr may refer to:
Places
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Burr (crater), on the Jovian moon Callisto
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Burr, Minnesota
Burr is an unincorporated community in Florida Township, Yellow Medicine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
History
Burr was originally called Stanley, and under the latter name was plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
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Burr, Missouri, an unincorporated community, United States
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Burr, Nebraska
Burr is a village in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 57 at the 2010 census.
History
Burr was platted in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point. The community was named for the burr oak trees near the orig ...
, a village, United States
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Burr, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada
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Burr, Texas
Burr, also known as Lawson's Corner or Kriegel Switch, is an unincorporated community in eastern Wharton County, Texas, Wharton County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The small community is situated on Farm to Market Road 1301 (FM 1301) to the ea ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
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Burr, West Virginia
Burr is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Burr is southeast of Hillsboro, West Virginia, Hillsboro.
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Unincorporated communi ...
, an unincorporated community, United States
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Burr Point, the easternmost point of mainland Ireland
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Cape Burr, headland in South Australia
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Mount Burr, South Australia, a town and mountain in South Australia
People
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Burr (surname) Burr is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Aaron Burr (1756–1836), third U.S. vice president
*Aaron Burr Sr. (1716–1757), American Presbyterian minister and college educator
*Amelia Josephine Burr (1878–1968), Am ...
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Burr (given name)
Burr may refer to:
Places
*Burr (crater), on the Jovian moon Callisto
*Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community, United States
*Burr, Missouri, an unincorporated community, United States
*Burr, Nebraska, a village, United States
*Burr, Saska ...
Arts and entertainment
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''Burr'' (novel), a book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal
*Burr Redding, a fictional character in the television series ''Oz''
Other uses
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Burr (edge), deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined
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Burr (cutter)
Burrs or burs (sometimes called rotary files) are small cutting tools; not to be confused with small pieces of metal formed from cutting metal, used in die grinders, rotary tools, or dental drills. The name may be considered appropriate when th ...
, a small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking
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Bur
A bur (also spelled burr) is a seed or dry fruit or infructescence that has hooks or teeth. The main function of the bur is to spread the seeds of the bur plant, often through epizoochory. The hooks of the bur are used to catch on to for exam ...
or burr, a spiky seed pod
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Burl, burr in British English, an irregular growth in trees
*Burr or
Borr
In Norse mythology, Borr or BurrThe ''Konungsbók'' or ''Codex Regius'' MS of the ''Völuspá'' reads ''Búrr''; the Hauksbók MS reads ''Borr''. Cf. Nordal (1980:31). The latter form alone was used by 13th-century historian and poet Snorri Sturlu ...
, a god of Norse mythology
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× ''Burrageara'', an orchid genus for which the abbreviation is ''Burr.''
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Butch cut, a haircut, for which burr is an alternative name
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Burr distribution, a statistical continuous probability distribution
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Burr Gymnasium, a multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C., home of the Howard University basketball team
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Burr puzzle
A burr puzzle is an interlocking puzzle consisting of notched sticks, combined to make one three-dimensional, usually symmetrical unit.
These puzzles are traditionally made of wood, but versions made of plastic or metal can also be found. Quality ...
, a type of interlocking mechanical puzzle
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Burr Truss, an architectural feature often used in covered bridges
See also
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Northumbrian Burr, a distinctive pronunciation of the letter R found in the northeast of England
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Bur (disambiguation)
A bur or burr is a type of seed or fruit with short, stiff bristles or hooks.
Bur, Burs, BUR, etc. may also refer to:
Places
* Baverd, also known as BÅ«r, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
* Bur, Denmark, a railway town in West Jutland, Den ...
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Burl (disambiguation) A burl or ''burr'' is a deformed outgrowth on a tree trunk.
Burl may also refer to:
* Burl (given name)
* ''Burl'' (EP), 1986 EP by American band Killdozer
* Aubrey Burl (1926–2020), British archaeologist
* Ryan Burl (born 1994), Zimbabwean cri ...
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