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Brigstow

Brigstow proper noun: bristol.

Proper noun

Brigstow

  1. (obsolete) Bristol

Origin of Brigstow

Earlier form of Bristol (whose etymology see), the spelling whereof arose from the disappearance of g, and from the local dialect that adds a -l unto words ending in vowel.

Questions about Brigstow

What does Brigstow mean?
Brigstow means bristol.
What part of speech is Brigstow?
Brigstow is a proper noun.

Words near Brigstow in the dictionary

  1. Brignac
  2. Brignacs
  3. brigs
  4. Brigstock
  5. Brigstocks
  6. Brigstow
  7. brigue
  8. brigued
  9. brigues
  10. briguing
  11. Brigus

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