Belg.
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Belgian.
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Belgium.
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Belgian
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Belgium
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John M. Browning, 71, famed U. S. firearms inventor; at Herstals, Belg.; of heart failure following a day's work in Belgian government laboratories, with which he was connected.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the Fr. bouter, Teut. buitten, or Belg. botten, to drive or propel forward, or, as others suggest, from the Br. pwtiaw, which has the same meaning, or Isl. potta.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
The root of the following group seems to be Sansc. ux or uks, to water, whence Welsh wysg, Irish uisg, Old Belg. achaz, water or river.
From The River-Names of Europe by Ferguson, Robert
Belg. ad finem, cum comment, N. Bardy Belg.
From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence
Perhaps from the Belg. word katt-en, to throw, the handful of corn being cast on the ground; whence kat, a small anchor.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison
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