Billie burke
billie (mary william ethelbert appleton burke) 1886–1970, u.s. actress.
edmund, 1729–97, irish statesman, orator, and writer.
kenneth duva [doo-vey] /duˈveɪ/ (show ipa), 1897–1993, u.s. literary critic.
historical examples
billie burke was the daughter of a humble circus clown in america.
charles frohman: manager and man isaac frederick marcosson and daniel frohman
in 1913 billie burke was ill at carlsbad, so he cabled her some cheering message nearly every day.
charles frohman: manager and man isaac frederick marcosson and daniel frohman
verb (transitive)
to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on the body, usually by suffocation
to get rid of, silence, or suppress
noun
edmund. 1729–97, british whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the american colonies; denounced the french revolution
robert o’hara. 1820–61, irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860–61) across australia from south to north. he was accompanied by w. j. wills, george grey, and john king; king alone survived the return journey
william. 1792–1829, irish murderer and body sn-tcher; -ssociate of william hare
v.
family name (first recorded 1066), from anglo-norman pr-nunciation of old english burgh. not common in england itself, but it took root in ireland, where william de burgo went in 1171 with henry ii and later became earl of ulster. as shorthand for a royalty reference book, it represents “a general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the united kingdom,” first issued 1826, compiled by john burke (1787-1848). as a verb meaning “murder by smothering,” it is abstracted from william burk, executed in edinburgh 1829 for murdering several persons to sell their bodies for dissection.
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