burkingn.
/ˈbəːkɪŋ/ 1. The action of murdering in Burke's fashion.
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the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > [noun] > to obtain (part of) body
headhunting1817
burkism1829
burking1831
medicine murder1952
1831 Sir J. Scarlett in Trial of T. B. Hodgson 373 As bad as those who have been lately convicted of burking.
2. figurative. The action of stifling or quietly but effectively suppressing.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > crushing, stifling, or overwhelming
quench?c1225
stanchingc1400
suppressingc1400
suppression1528
suffocation1567
crushing1580
suffocating1621
pulverization1643
overwhelming1645
depression1656
stifling1805
burking1827
spiflication1839
restinction1891
stamping1897
submergence1898
snuffing1922
1827 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 252 The burking must make every one see the necessity of this.
1880 A. Forbes in 19th Cent. 195 The despotism of burking is not to be tholed.
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