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Definition of Burthens

Burthen
Burthen Bur"then, n. & v. t. See Burden. [Archaic]

Meaning of Burthens from wikipedia

- maximum beam. It is expressed in "tons burden" (Early Modern English: burthen, Middle English: byrthen), and abbreviated "tons bm". The formula is: Tonnage...
- Look up Burden or burden in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Burden or burthen may refer to: Burden (surname), people with the surname Burden Burden,...
- Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick...
- 160 tons, 18 guns Serpent, 160 tons burthen, 18 guns Requin, 260 tons burthen, 24 guns Indiscret, 260 tons burthen, 24 guns In the eighteenth and early...
- ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious...
- 1611, "He has the prettiest Loue-songs for Maids ... with such delicate burthens of ****'s and Fadings.": Act IV, scene iv). The first reference in the...
- spring tide 3.5 m (11.5 ft). The river is navigable for vessels of the burthen of 95 tonnes (i.e., 380 Bombay candies) up to Bharuch and for vessels up...
- Navy. Her deck was 31 m (102 ft) long, and the ship measured 325 tons burthen. The vessel was armed with two heavy mortars and ten cannon, and was launched...
- vessels (bark and brigantine type),: 20  such ships may reach 400–600 tons burthen, with an average of 92 lasts (165.6–184 metric tons). In 1856, John Crawfurd...
- century were 12 to 18 m (40 to 60 ft) in length and measured 40 to 70 tons burthen. They carried four to eight smaller guns on single decks. Over time, vessels...