burnie

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noun

A small brook.

“c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird" A bramble shade around our head, A burnie popplin by”

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Meanings

burnie1

nounburnie (plural burnies)

plural burnies

  1. ScotlandA small brook.

    c. 1820s, James Hogg, "Sing on, Sing on, My Bonnie Bird" A bramble shade around our head, A burnie popplin by

    1 more example

    But, Willie, set your fit to mine, / An' cock your crest, / We'll gar our streams an' burnies shine / Up wi' the best.

    1785, Robert Burns, Epistle To William Simson Schoolmaster, Ochiltree

Burnie2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A port city and local government area (City of Burnie) in northern Tasmania, Australia. It was named after William Burnie.

Origin

From burn + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BruneiBurienbrunierubine
Cite this entry
APA

burnie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnie

MLA

“burnie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burnie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnie.

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