Plural of burrer; people or things that burr, or remove burrs from materials like cotton or wool.
From burr (a prickly seedcase) + -er (one who does something) + -s (plural). The verb 'burr' developed from the noun burr, referring to the action of removing or creating burrs.
Burrers were crucial workers in textile mills—they'd painstakingly remove burrs from fabric that would otherwise make cloth uncomfortable to wear, a job so specific it created its own job title!
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