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Bristol

//ˈbɹɪstəl// name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
  2. 2
    Several places in Canada:; A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
  3. 3
    Several places in Canada:; A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
  4. 4
    Several places in Canada:; A community in Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  5. 5
    A populated place in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
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  1. 6
    A populated place in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
  2. 7
    A populated place in Loreto department, Peru.
  3. 8
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
  4. 9
    Several places in the United States:; A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
  5. 10
    Several places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
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    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
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    Several places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
  8. 13
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
  9. 14
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
  10. 15
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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    Several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
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    Several places in the United States:; A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
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    Several places in the United States:; A community in the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
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    Several places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
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    Several places in the United States:; A town in Ontario County, New York.
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    Several places in the United States:; A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
  17. 22
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
  18. 23
    Several places in the United States:; A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  19. 24
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
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    Several places in the United States:; A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
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    Several places in the United States:; A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
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    Several places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
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    Several places in the United States:; A town in Addison County, Vermont.
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    Several places in the United States:; An independent city in Virginia.
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    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
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    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
  27. 32
    Several places in the United States:; A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
  28. 33
    Several places in the United States:; 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.
  29. 34
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
  30. 35
    A surname from Old English.
Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A woman's breast Cockney, plural-normally, slang

    "Finally the dancer whipped her bikini top off and her bristols fell out. They looked like a pair of slatelayers' nailbags."

  3. 3
    A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one. countable

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English Brigstow, 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.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle English Brigstow, 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.

Etymology 3

Shortened from Bristol City, the name of an English football team, for titty.

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