abristle
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of abristle
Example Sentences
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The Maine, a 7,000-ton armor-plated vessel, 324 feet long and abristle with cannon, was the second American battleship.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2012
They were rather a band of rebels in a century abristle with dissent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grey mustache abristle, Scholar Raugel hauled out his proofs.
From Time Magazine Archive
To most pro football fans, Sonny Werblin, 58, president of the New York Jets, epitomized the American Football League; both were abristle with pioneer spunk and freewheeling showmanship.
From Time Magazine Archive
To Wulfrey, from water-level, the sea ahead seemed all abristle with shipping, as thick, he thought to himself, as the docks at Liverpool.
From Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham
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