"burnie" meaning in English

See burnie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: burnies [plural]
Etymology: burn + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|burn|ie}} burn + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} burnie (plural burnies)
  1. (Scotland) A small brook. Tags: Scotland

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for burnie meaning in English (1.4kB)

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