burr• Usually in cases like that, one of the driveteeth has a burr on it.• He was missing two front teeth, and his hair was cut short in a burr.• Yet the one small doubt stuck in her mind like a burr in tweed.• This man was lodging himself like an irritatingburr under her skin.• In most instances, a kink will produce a slightburr on the surface which can be smoothed out.• Where had I heard that burr?• The burr of reform still rolled in the Garnock Valley.• The burr will prevent a proper fitting being made and can also cut your fingers.
Originburr
1. (1600-1700) Probably from a Scandinavian language