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Bristol¹
- /ˈbɹɪstəl/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪstəl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English Bristowe, from Old English Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ + -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.
The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.
proper noun Bristole · Brigstow · Bristou · Bristow · Brizzle
- A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
- A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
- A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
- A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
- A populated place in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
- A populated place in Loreto department, Peru.
- An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
- A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
- A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
- A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
- A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
- A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
- A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
- A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Ontario County, New York.
- A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
- A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
- A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
- A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
- A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont.
- An independent city in Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
- A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
- A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of Bristol, while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
- A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
- A surname from Old English.
noun Bristols · Bristole · Brigstow · Bristou · Bristow · Brizzle
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Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
Similar: Bristol board
- A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one. In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.
bristol²
- /ˈbɹɪstəl/
Rhymes with -ɪstəl
Where it comes from
Shortened from Bristol City, the name of an English football team, for titty.
noun bristols
- A woman's breast Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saint, myers, boobs, breasts, bosom, chest, bust, tits, titties, mammaries, knockers, jugs, hooters, melons, rack, cleavage
Translations
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