burke

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//bɜː(ɹ)k//

To murder by suffocation.

verbo

1
gergoTo murder by suffocation.
As soon as the executioner proceeded to his duty, the cries of ‘Burke him, Burke him—give him no rope’... were vociferated... ‘Burke Hare too!’
2
storicoTo murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
Perhaps he is Burked, and his body sold for nine pounds.
‘You don’t mean to say he was burked, Sam?’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking hastily round.
3
gergoTo smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
The reporters left it out... Those who spoke in favour of the poor men, were what the reporters call burked.
He put away—burked—the Directors' letter, and went in to talk to Riley
Socrates and Plato burked the issue.

Etimologia

Eponymous, from William Burke.

sostantivo

1
Variante di berkgergoAlternative form of berk.

Forme

plurale: burkes
passato: burked
participio passato: burked
participio presente: burking
3ª persona singolare: burkes

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burke · To murder by suffocation.

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Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.