See Also: burra(dictionary)

pistle (iou) and burra (iou)


pistle (iou)



pistle noun.OE.
[Aphet. from (the same root as) EPISTLE noun.]
= EPISTLE noun 1. OE-L18.
= EPISTLE noun 2. OE-L16.
A (spoken) story or discourse. LME-M16.

burra (iou)



burra adjective. E19.
[Hindi baa, bara great, greatest.]
In the Indian subcontinent: prominent, high-ranking, great. Only in burra sahib, burra memsahib, and similar phrases used as modes of Reference to important people.