burnt

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Poxed or clapped. He was sent out a sacrifice, and came home a burnt offering; a saying of seamen who have caught the venereal disease abroad. He has burnt his fingers; he has suffered by meddling.

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Burnt
·- of <<Burn>>. II. Burnt ·p.p. & ·adj Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Burnt Offering
The word is applied to the offering which was wholly consumed by fire on the altar, and the whole of...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
burnt his fingers
When a person has suffered loss by a speculation, he is said to have burnt his fingers. It is used i...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
mow-burnt hay
hay that has fermented in the stack. York. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Burnt in the Fire 1666.
Not further identified. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Burnt Yard, Crutched Friars
See French Horn Yard. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.