Hartburn

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/ˈhɑː(ɹ)tbɜː(ɹ)n//ˈhɑː(ɹ)tbə(ɹ)n/

proper noun

A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4218).

OriginOld English heorot →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4218).
  2. A small village and civil parish west of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0886).
  3. A former village in Barmston parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, abandoned because of coastal erosion.

Origin

  1. Old Englishheorot“hart, stag”
  2. EnglishHartburn

From Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) + burna (“stream”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

heartburn

Anagrams

Rathburn
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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