go for a burton

Definitions

1. To be killed.
   British
2. Alternative letter-case form of go for a burton.
   alt-of
3. To be lost, spoiled or destroyed.
   British

Examples

“[G]one for a Burton […] has, in the R.A.F., ousted gone West[.] "He is dead" may appear⟳ somewhat remote from "He has gone for a glass of Burton": but, then, all euphemisms do, at first, appear⟳ remote.”

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