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Definition of burton : A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.

Synonyms:

Sir Richard Burton, Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton

Usage examples:

• But Mr. Burton was not a rich man like his partner, Mr. Beilby, nor an ambitious man. - "The Claverings", Anthony Trollope.
• " He wouldn't go alone," said Mr. Burton. - "More Tish", Mary Roberts Rinehart.
• It isn't anybody, she replied, but it was Mistress Mary Burton of Burton Hall. - "The Panchronicon", Harold Steele Mackaye.