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abristle

[uh-bris-uh l]

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adverb, adjective

in a bristling state: an angry dog with its hairs abristle.

Origin of abristle

First recorded in 1915–20; a-¹ + bristle

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for abristle

Historical Examples of abristle

Ruff abristle, head down, snowy fangs glinting from under his upwrithing lip, young Jeff flew to meet him like a fluffy catapult.
Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories
Albert Payson Terhune