burrow

Definitions

1. 1.A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
2. 2.(Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
3. 3.A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.
4. 4.To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
5. 5.To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide. Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another. Burke. Burrowing owl (Zoöl.), a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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