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Pilsbury

Pilsbury proper noun: a hamlet in Derbyshire, England.

Proper noun

Pilsbury

  1. A hamlet in Derbyshire, England.
  2. A surname.

Origin of Pilsbury

From either Old English personal name *Pīl, genitive case *Pīles or pīl (“spike, stake”), genitive singular pīles + byriġ (“fort”).

Questions about Pilsbury

What does Pilsbury mean?
Pilsbury means a hamlet in Derbyshire, England.
What part of speech is Pilsbury?
Pilsbury is a proper noun.

Words near Pilsbury in the dictionary

  1. pilpulist
  2. pilpulistic
  3. pilpulists
  4. Pilrig
  5. pils
  6. Pilsbury
  7. Pilsen
  8. pilsener
  9. pilseners
  10. pilsenite
  11. pilsicainide

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