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[n] American frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
[n] English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
[v] get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"
[v] murder without leaving a trace on the body