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• tackle — index attack, endeavor, grapple, occupy (engage), ply, strive, try (attempt) …   Law dictionary

• Burton — Bur ton, n. [Cf. OE. & Prov. E. bort to press or indent anything.] (Naut.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• burton — [bʉrt′ n] n. [? altered < BRETON1] a kind of tackle consisting of single or double pulley blocks and used as for tightening rigging or moving heavy articles …   English World dictionary

• burton — burton1 noun (in phr. go for a burton) Brit. informal be ruined, destroyed, or killed. Origin Second World War (orig. RAF sl.): perh. referring to Burton ale, from Burton upon Trent. burton2 (also burton tackle) noun historical a light two block… …   English new terms dictionary

• burton — I. /ˈbɜtn/ (say bertn) noun Nautical 1. any of various kinds of tackle used for setting up rigging, raising sails, etc. 2. any of various small tackles, especially one having a two sheave and a one sheave block. {? metathetic variant of earlier… …  

• Burton — 1. n. Phrases and idioms: go for a burton Brit. sl. be lost or destroyed or killed. Etymology: 20th c.: perh. Burton ale f. Burton on Trent in England 2. n. a light two block tackle for hoisting. Etymology: ME Breton tackles: see BRETON …   Useful english dictionary

• Mike Burton (politician) — Michael (Mike) Burton (born August 1941 in Alhambra, California) was Executive Officer of Metro, a regional government in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, from 1995 2003. He was a member of the original Metro Council (elected in 1978) and… …   Wikipedia

• Antwon Burton — Infobox NFLactive name=Antwon Burton width=150 currentteam=Cincinnati Bengals currentnumber=61 currentposition=Defensive tackle birthdate=birth date and age|1983|6|11 birthplace=Buffalo, New York heightft=6 heightin=2 weight=325 debutyear=2006… …   Wikipedia

• Mike Burton (rugby union) — Michael Alan Mike Burton (born 18 December 1945 in Maidenhead) is a former English rugby union footballer, who won a reputation as an uncompromising prop forward for Gloucester, England and the British Lions. Burton made his debut in the… …   Wikipedia

• Shane Burton — NFL player ImageWidth = 150px DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1974|1|18|mf=y Birthplace=Logan, West Virginia DateOfDeath= Position=Defensive tackle College=Tennessee DraftedYear=1996 DraftedRound=5 / Pick 150 DatabaseFootball=BURTOSHA01 PFR=… …   Wikipedia

• spanish burton — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a tackle with two single blocks see double spanish burton, single spanish burton; burton illustration * * * Naut. any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall. Cf. single Spanish burton,… …   Useful english dictionary