buhr

[ bur ]

noun

1. burr ¹( def 1 ).
2. burr ⁴.
3. burstone.

Example Sentences

The Buhr-stone has a straight fracture, but it is not so brittle as flint, though its hardness is nearly the same.

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The Buhr-stones usually occur in beds, which are sometimes continuous, and at others interrupted.

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The appurtenances of such a mill, even to the very buhr-stones themselves, are fashioned on the spot.

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Buhr stone of a superior quality exists in the surrounding hills.

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The English Gipsy calls a mermaid a pintni; in Hindu it is bint ool buhr, a maid of the sea.

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