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What (who) is burton - definition
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Burton (disambiguation); Burtons; Burton, Cheshire; Burtons (disambiguation); Burton, Cheshire (disambiguation); Burton (Civil Parish); Burton, Wiltshire; Burton (civil parish)
burton
n. (slang) (BE) to go for a burton ('to be lost; to be broken; to be killed; to fail')
Burton
·noun A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.
burton
burton1
¦ noun (in phr. go for a burton) Brit. informal be ruined, destroyed, or killed.
Origin
Second World War (orig. RAF sl.): perh. referring to Burton ale, from Burton-upon-Trent.
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burton2
(also burton-tackle)
¦ noun historical a light two-block tackle for hoisting.
Origin
C18: alt. of ME Breton tackle, a naut. term in the same sense (see Breton).
Examples of use of burton
1. Messer, 27, Karen Burton, 46, and Alisha Burton, 23, all of Chapmanville, West Virginia.
2. Messer, 27, Karen Burton, 46, and her daughter, Alisha Burton, 23, all of Chapmanville, West Virginia.
3. Also charged are Karen Burton, 46, of Chapmanville, her daughter Alisha Burton, 23, and George A.
4. Olson says Burton was "very positive." Burton acknowledges that there are problems.
5. It said Messer, Karen Burton and Alisha Burton beat Williams and forced her to eat human feces from a toilet.