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Burr may refer to:

Things

• Burr (fruit), type of seed or fruit with short, stiff bristles or hooks
• The Burr distribution, continuous probability distribution
• A burr (metal), deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined
• Burr wood, deformed type of wood in which the grain has been misformed
• A burr (cutter), small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking
• A burr puzzle, type of interlocking mechanical puzzle
• Burr (novel), book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal
• Burr, or Borr, god of Norse Mythology
• British spelling for burl
• Any English regional accent with a guttural R, such as the Northumberland burr
• Burr, abbreviation for the orchid genus Burrageara
• Burr Truss, architectural feature often used in covered bridges
• Burr (crater), crater on Callisto
• A Dental drill
• Gucci Mane's saying. "So much ice, I should have brought my fur. BURR!"

People

• Aaron Burr (1756-1836), US vice president
• Albert G. Burr (1829-1882), US politician
• Bill Burr (born 1968), stand-up comedian
• Clive Burr (born 1957), drummer
• George Burr (United States Army), World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipient
• George Elbert Burr (1859-1939), American painter and printmaker
• George Lincoln Burr (1857–1938), American historian
• Harold Saxton Burr (1889-1973), American anatomist
• Jeff Burr (born 1963), movie actor, scenarist and producer
• Joseph Tyrrell (1858-1957), full name Joseph Burr Tyrrell, geologist
• Raymond Burr (1917-1993), actor
• Richard Burr (born 1955), US politician
• Theodore Burr (1771-1822/24), inventor of the Burr Truss

Locations

• Burr, hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
• Bur, Yemen

See also

• Bur (disambiguation)

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