burke

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He added: "The Government ... has no disposition or desire to burke the question; it is clearly an issue on which the new House ought to be given an opportunity to express its views."

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Harper, Ida Husted

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 Morley, John

There must be no question of trying to shirk or burke it.

From My Friend Prospero by Harland, Henry

No use attempting to burke what is open secret.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, August 20, 1892 by Various

I think they used it first for Pethick Lawrence, that man who did so much to run the old militant suffragettes and burke the proper discussion of woman's future.

From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)