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Definition of BURKE

Burke
Burke Burke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burked; p. pr. & vb. n. Burking.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection. 2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question. The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits. --C. Reade.

Meaning of BURKE from wikipedia

- Burke (Irish: de Búrca; Latin: Burgo) is a Norman-Irish surname, deriving from the ancient Anglo-Norman and Hiberno-Norman noble dynasty, the House of...
- Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television & fitness personality, model, author, actress, and businesswoman. She is known for...
- Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970), better known as Billie Burke, was an American actress who was famous on Broadway...
- The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer centered around the Aegis Combat System and the...
- Edmund Burke (/bɜːrk/; 12 January [NS] 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher who spent most of his career in Great Britain...
- Billy Burke or similar names may refer to: Billie Burke (1884–1970), American stage and screen actress Billy Burke (actor) (born 1966), American actor...
- James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family ****ociate who is believed...
- Thomas Burke or Tom Burke may refer to: Thomas Burke (Clare politician) (1876–1951), Irish independent legislator Thomas Burke (North Carolina politician)...
- Ulick Burke, Bourk or Burgh is the name of: Ulick Burke of Umhaill (died 1343), founder of the Bourkes of the Owles Uilleag de Burgh or Sir Ulick Burke, 1st...
- James Burke may refer to: James F. Burke (politician) (1867–1932), United States Representative from Pennsylvania James Burke (Australian politician)...