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Definition of Burkes

Burke
Burke Burke, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Burked; p. pr. & vb. n. Burking.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the crime in 1829.] 1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection. 2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question. The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits. --C. Reade.

Meaning of Burkes from wikipedia

- Burkes is a surname. Notable people with the names include: Ida Burkes or Ida Dorsey (c. 1866–1988), American madam Wayne Burkes (1929–2020), American...
- Burkes Flat is locality in the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Burkes Flat had a po****tion of 20. Australian Bureau of Statistics...
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- Raymond Leo Burke (born June 30, 1948) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He is a bishop and a cardinal, and was a patron of the Sovereign...
- Burgh)". It was used to differentiate the Burkes of upper or south Connacht from their cousins, the Burkes of lower or north Connacht, who were known...
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- Burke's Peerage Limited is a British genealogical publisher, considered an authority on the order of precedence of noble families and information on the...
- Thomas Burke or Tom Burke may refer to: Thomas Burke (artist) (1749–1815), Irish engraver and painter known for mezzotint Thomas Burke (author) (1886–1945)...
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- She married Aaron Burkes, a former Arkansas state representative and current CEO of Northwest Arkansas National Airport. "Burkes to run for open state...