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Definition of Bourns

Bourn
Bourn Bourn, Bourne Bourne, n. [OE. burne, borne, AS. burna; akin to OS. brunno spring, G. born, brunnen, OHG. prunno, Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, and perh. to Gr. ?. The root is prob. that of burn, v., because the source of a stream seems to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf. Torrent, and see Burn, v.] A stream or rivulet; a burn. My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn. --Spenser.
Bourn
Bourn Bourn, Bourne Bourne, n. [F. borne. See Bound a limit.] A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal. Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. --Cowper. The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveler returns. --Shak. Sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song. --Wordsworth. To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual bourne. --Tyndall.

Meaning of Bourns from wikipedia

- Bourns may refer to: Arthur Bourns (1919–2015), chemistry professor and university administrator Frank Swift Bourns (1866–1935), ornithologist and doctor...
- current Chairman of the Board and CEO is Gordon Bourns, the son of the co-founders. Marlan and Rosemary Bourns started the company in their 384-square-foot...
- Bourn is a small village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire, England. Surrounding villages include Caxton, Eltisley and Cambourne. It is 8 miles...
- The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, commonly known as 'Bourns Engineering' or 'BCOE', is a college of engineering at the University...
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- artist and designer Bruce Porter, was commissioned to collaborate with the Bourns in planning the gardens, which were laid out between 1917 and 1922. The...
- Thomas Bourn (19 April 1771 – 20 August 1832) was an English schoolteacher and educational writer. Bourn was born in Hackney, Middle**** (now part of London)...
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- Bourn Castle was in the village of Bourn in Cambridgeshire, 10 miles to the west of Cambridge (grid reference TL322562). It originally consisted of wooden...
- Royal Air Force Bourn or more simply RAF Bourn is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bourn, Cambridgeshire and 6.9 miles...