Burr
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Burr may refer to:
- Things
- Burr (fruit), a type of seed or fruit.
- The Burr distribution, a continuous probability distribution.
- A burr (engineering) is a deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined.
- Burr wood is a deformed type of wood in which the grain has been misformed.
- A burr (cutter) is a small rotary cutter used in dremels for metalworking.
- A burr puzzle is a type of interlocking mechanical puzzle.
- Burr (novel), a book about Aaron Burr
- Burr, or Borr, a god of Norse Mythology
- The British spelling for burl.
- Any English regional accent with a guttural R, such as the Northumberland burr. Words used to describe other accents include twang and drawl.
- People
- Aaron Burr, US vice president
- Albert G. Burr, US politician
- Clive Burr, drummer
- Jeff Burr, movie actor, scenarist and producer
- Joseph Burr Tyrrell, geologist
- Raymond Burr, actor
- Richard Burr, US politician
- Theodore Burr, inventor of the Burr Truss