Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To grind using a burr (revolving disk or cone with abrasive surfaces).
A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter. · Alternative form of bur (“rough, prickly husk around the seeds or fruit of some plants”). · A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation. · A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before it is swaged down.
From Middle English burre, perhaps related to Old English byrst (“bristle”). Cognate with Danish burre, borre (“burdock, burr”), Swedish borre (“sea-urchin”).
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