Burr

Burr may refer to:

Things

• Burr (fruit), a type of seed or fruit with short, stiff bristles or hooks
• The Burr distribution, a continuous probability distribution
• A burr (metal), a deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined
• Burr wood, a deformed type of wood in which the grain has been misformed
• A burr (cutter), a small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking
• A burr puzzle, a type of interlocking mechanical puzzle
• Burr (novel), a book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal
• Burr, or Borr, a god of Norse Mythology
• The British spelling for burl
• Any English regional accent with a guttural R, such as the Northumberland burr. Words used to describe other accents include twang and drawl.
• Burr, the abbreviation for the orchid genus Burrageara

People

• Aaron Burr, US vice president
• Albert G. Burr, US politician
• Bill Burr, stand-up comedian
• Clive Burr, drummer
• George Elbert Burr, American painter and printmaker
• George Lincoln Burr, American historian
• Jeff Burr, movie actor, scenarist and producer
• Joseph Burr Tyrrell, geologist
• Raymond Burr, actor
• Richard Burr, US politician
• Theodore Burr, inventor of the Burr Truss

See also

• BUR

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