Burrow
Burrow ({not transcribed}) , noun
[See 1st Borough.]
1.
An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
2.
A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
3.
(Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
Burrow ({not transcribed}) , intransitive verb
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.
Collocations (1)
Burrowing owl (Zoology) , a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.