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
The Middle East has its own special catch-22: it is abristle with political code words that sound innocent but mean something else.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grey mustache abristle, Scholar Raugel hauled out his proofs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Needle-sharp milk-teeth bared, head low, ruff abristle, friendly soft eyes as ferocious as a wolf's, he charged.
From Further Adventures of Lad by Albert Payson Terhune
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