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Definition of Burkes

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 Burkes from wikipedia

- Burkes is a surname. Notable people with the names include: Ida Burkes or Ida Dorsey (c. 1866–1988), American madam Wayne Burkes (1929–2020), American...
- and finally Burkes P****, sprang up around the hotel. For more than half a century a colourful cavalcade p****ed through the town, Burkes P**** becoming...
- Wayne Oliver Burkes (December 6, 1929 – May 5, 2020) was an American politician, Baptist minister, and military officer. Burkes was born in Neshoba County...
- Doctor from Baylor University. She married Aaron Burkes, a former Arkansas state representative. "Burkes to run for open state House seat in Springdale...
- Today Amish have returned to Burkes Garden and have a thriving community. Lines of scooters can be seen daily outside the Burkes Garden School and Community...
- defense capability. Arleigh Burkes with the latest Aegis baselines will receive the 21-cell Mk 49 RAM launcher; Arleigh Burkes with older Aegis software...
- Burke's Peerage Limited is a British genealogical publisher, considered an authority on the order of precedence of noble families and information on the...
- Burgh)". It was used to differentiate the Burkes of upper or south Connacht from their cousins, the Burkes of lower or north Connacht, who were known...
- founded in 1193 Bourke (disambiguation) Burk (name), given name and surname Burkes, surname Burkle (surname), surname Berg (disambiguation) Berkley (disambiguation)...
- Murrumbidgee River. The Burkes Cr**** descends 352 metres (1,155 ft) over its 105-kilometre (65 mi) course. The Olympic Highway crosses Burkes Cr**** at The Rock...