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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bourdon \Bour"don\, n. [F., fr L. burdo mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf Sp muleta a young she mule; also crutch, prop.] A pilgrim's staff. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bourdon \Bour"don`\, n. [F. See {Burden} a refrain.] (Mus.) a A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See {Burden} (of a song.) b A kind of organ stop. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bourdon n : a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone [syn: {drone}, {drone pipe}]
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