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burnies

burnies is the plural of burnie.

Meaning of burnie

Noun

burnie (plural burnies)

  1. (Scotland) A small brook.
    • 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

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Questions about burnies

What is burnies the plural of?
Burnies is the plural of burnie.

Words near burnies in the dictionary

  1. Burnham-on-Sea
  2. Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge
  3. Burnhamism
  4. Burnhams
  5. burnie
  6. burnies
  7. burnin'
  8. burninate
  9. burninated
  10. burninates
  11. burninating

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