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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK, slang, historical) One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc..
Science was in league with the "burkers" and "body-snatchers," […]
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Burker means (UK, slang, historical) One who burkes; one who murders in order to sell the body to an anatomist, surgeon, etc..
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Science was in league with the "burkers" and "body-snatchers," […]
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