Burr

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Burr may refer to:

• Burr (edge), deformation of metal wherein a raised edge forms on a metal part which has been machined
• Burr (cutter), small cutter used in rotary tools for metalworking

• Bur or burr, a spiky seed pod
• Burrageara, an orchid genus for which the abbreviation is Burr.
• Burl in US English, the equivalent of burr or bur in UK English, an irregular growth in trees
• Butch cut, a haircut, for which burr is an alternate name

Places

• Burr, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada
• Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
• Burr, Missouri, an unincorporated community
• Burr, Nebraska, a village
• Burr, Texas, an unincorporated community
• Burr, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Burr Point, the easternmost point of mainland Ireland
• Burr (crater), on the Jovian moon Callisto named after the Norse god
• Cape Burr, South Australia
• Mount Burr, a mountain in South Australia
  • Mount Burr, South Australia, a locality

People

• Burr (surname)
• Burr (given name)
• Harold Burr Davis (born c. 1937), American football player in the Canadian Football League

Literature and Entertainment

• Burr, or Borr, a god of Norse mythology
• Burr (novel), book about Aaron Burr by Gore Vidal
• Burr Redding, a fictional character in the television series Oz

See also

• Bur (disambiguation)
• Burr distribution, a statistical continuous probability distribution
• Burr Gymnasium, a multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C., home of the Howard University basketball team
• Burr puzzle, type of interlocking mechanical puzzle
• Burr Truss, architectural feature often used in covered bridges
• Northumbrian Burr, a distinctive pronunciation of the letter R found in the northeast of England