Rayburn
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An old-fashioned stove resembling an AGA cooker.
"The living room was half-panelled in dark oak, and in the big farmhouse kitchen the ancient cream Rayburn beamed comfort."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Scots. countable, uncountable
- 2 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
- 3 A place in the United States:; A township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
- 4 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Liberty County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 5 A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"The living room was half-panelled in dark oak, and in the big farmhouse kitchen the ancient cream Rayburn beamed comfort."
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname, from Raeburn, a place in the Scottish Borders name from Scots rae (“roebuck”) + burn (“stream”).