Meaning of Burley | Babel Free
ˈbɜː(ɹ)liDefinitions
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A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes. US, countable, uncountable
- A surname.
- Blood and offal used by fishermen to attract fish.
- A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU2103).
- A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8810).
- A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2780).
- A civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire; see Burley in Wharfedale.
- A city, the county seat of Cassia County, Idaho, United States.
- A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.
Examples
“The price received by farmers at the auctions for burley has decreased, other conditions being about average, around 1.45 cents for each 10-million-pound increase in the production of burley”
“Fish will swim up your burley trail looking for the source which should be where your baits are placed, instead of dumping a heap of burley at once where the fish will feed on it quickly and move on.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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