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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Burrow \Bur"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burrowed}; p. pr & vb n. {Burrowing}.] 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits. 2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place to hide. Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. --Burke. {Burrowing owl} (Zo["o]l.), a small owl of the western part of North America ({Speotyto cunicularia}), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.
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