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Noun
/ˈbərtn/,
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burtons, plural;
  1. A light two-block tackle for hoisting

  1. English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
  2. Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
  3. a strong dark English ale
  4. Burton is a large United Kingdom high street clothing retailer. The company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but is now part of the Arcadia Group.
  5. Burton is a surname that has its origins from a town in Leicestershire, England.
  6. Burton is a type of nut in the Hican family. The nut is one of the better tasting hicans, it is round and thin in shape and has a seedling called a Dooley.
  7. Burton Snowboards is a manufacturer of snowboards. Founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977, the company specializes in a product line aimed at snowboarders: snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories. The company's flagship store is in Burlington, Vermont.
  8. Burton is the name of two places in the State of Texas in the United States of America: *Burton, Johnson County, Texas *Burton, Washington County, Texas
  9. Burton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
  10. A tackle composed of two single blocks; a double Spanish burton consists of two single and one double block.
  11. any of various small tackles rove in a particular way for use on shipboard; a metathetic variant of breton or briton (tackle).
  12. LAMP: A source of ultraviolet (blue) light of approximate wavelength 400nm used to excite *fluorescein and for observation.
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  14. The term "Do A Burton" or "Pull A Burton" means to have claimed to have obtained a train number without actually seeing the locomotive involved. In some regions the term Cabbager is used (see below). Such behaviour is usually frowned upon within rail enthusiast groups. ...
  15. (1) a Swisher Sweet filled with marijuana. Primarily used in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.