subs. (old).—A hanger on; a dependent; a SPONGER (q.v.).
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. BURRE, a Hanger on, or Dependant.
Verb. (Marlborough College).—To fight; to SCRIMMAGE (q.v.); to RAG (q.v.).
