Definition of Burnsides

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Burnsides

burnoff
burnoffs
burnoose
burnoosed
burnooses
burnou
burnous
burnouse
burnouses
burnout
burnouts
burnproof
burns
burns down
burnside
burnsides (current term)
burnsite
burnstickle
burnstickles
burnt
burnt-out
burnt alum
burnt down
burnt lime
burnt offering
burnt orange
burnt oranges
burnt sienna
burnt to a crisp
burnt umber

Literary usage of Burnsides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Crown Cases Reserved for Consideration, and Decided by the Judges of England by E. Chandos Leigh, Thomas Bell, Lewis William Cave, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1861)
"At the Midsummer Quarter Sessions for the North Riding of Yorkshire, holden at Northallerton, on the 3d day of July 1860, John burnsides was indicted for ..."

2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Appeals of Virginia by Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1823)
"And when this shall be adjusted, the Court doth adjudge &c., that burnsides do convey to the said A. Reid the inheritance of so much of the 1000 acres as ..."

3. To Regulate the Officering and Manning of Vessels by United States Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (1916)
"Mr. burnsides. The men employed on our steamboats and the men employed on ... Mr. burnsides. We operate three such boats. We also carry an additional man ..."

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