burke
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There is no need for me to burke the words.
From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
I'm no' gaun to burke ye the nicht; but I canna sleep; I'm sair misdoubtful o' the thing.
From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Thomas Hughes
It has been said that in the delays in bringing forward this subject, I have been anxious to burke discussion.
From Indian speeches (1907-1909) by John Morley
There must be no question of trying to shirk or burke it.
From My Friend Prospero by Henry Harland
Look here—it's no use trying to burke facts.
From Scarhaven Keep by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
They burked the challenge then; their half measures of diplomatic ostracism only strengthened Franco with his own people.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Charles's proposal was burked; but he had laid the powder, which was soon after fired and led to the successive explosions around the Parnell Commission.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
Or to bring it directly home to Dickens, the following quotation will serve: "'You don't mean to say he was "burked," Sam?' said Mr. Pickwick."
From Dickens' London by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
But this proposal by no means suited his ardent backers-up, who looked upon the whole affair as providential, and by no means to be burked.
From Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
I am sure that present Royalty would neither be boycotted nor burked.
From My Life as an Author by Martin Farquhar Tupper
Any tax, therefore, levied on those who have neither land nor money is a crying injustice, except, indeed," he added with bitter irony, "we admit of a small pole-tax to keep down burking.
From Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) by Margracia Loudon
I encounter a Vagualame disguised, who runs as if all the devils of hell were after him ... who makes off with extraordinary agility, whose presence of mind in burking pursuit is marvellous!...
From A Nest of Spies by Marcel Allain
Macdonald's motion provoked charges of burking free discussion, and counter-charges of obstruction, want of patriotism and inclinations towards annexation.
From George Brown by John Lewis
For there is no burking the truth that in many respects the American woman carries about her a peculiar charm ungranted as yet to her European sisters.
From Post-Prandial Philosophy by Grant Allen
But there is an Ulster difficulty, and no amount of burking it will solve it.
From The Insurrection in Dublin by James Stephens
