Associations to the word «Burroughs»

Wiktionary

BURROUGHS, proper noun. An English topographical surname​ for someone who lived near a hill or a fort.

Dictionary definition

BURROUGHS, noun. United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997).
BURROUGHS, noun. United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898).
BURROUGHS, noun. United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats