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Mine :: Mine (v. i.) To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony..

Burrow :: Burrow (n.) A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5..

Woodchuck :: Woodchuck (n.) A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog..

Burred :: Burred (imp. & p. p.) of Bur.

Burr :: Burr (n.) A prickly seed vessel. See Bur, 1..

Burr :: Burr (v. i.) To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.

Burr :: Burr (n.) The lobe or lap of the ear.

Sandworm :: Sandworm (n.) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.

Burr :: Burr (n.) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; -- used by dentists.

Armadillo :: Armadillo (n.) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay..

Viz-cacha :: Viz-cacha (n.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha..

Burrower :: Burrower (n.) One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole under ground and lives in it..

Burrstone :: Burrstone (n.) See Buhrstone.

Burrow :: Burrow (v. i.) To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide..

Saxicavous :: Saxicavous (a.) Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust. of Lithodomus..

Wormhole :: Wormhole (n.) A burrow made by a worm.

Burrowed :: Burrowed (imp. & p. p.) of Burro.

Burr :: Burr (n.) The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal. See Burr, n., 2..

Burr :: Burr (n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs..

Hurr :: Hurr (v. i.) To make a rolling or burring sound.

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