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bullbrier

[ boo l-brahy-er ]
/ ˈbʊlˌbraɪ ər /

noun

catbrier.

Words nearby bullbrier

bullary, bullate, bullbaiting, bullbat, bullboat, bullbrier, bullbucker, bulldog, bulldog ant, bulldog clip, bulldog edition

Origin of bullbrier

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; bull1 + brier1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for bullbrier

  • It led straight to the bullbrier thicket where the old beech partridge roosted.

    Secret of the Woods|William J. Long

  • Years later I crossed the old pasture and went straight to the bullbrier tangle.

    Secret of the Woods|William J. Long

  • One who walks in the woods at sunset sometimes hears it from a tangle of grapevine and bullbrier.

    Ways of Wood Folk|William J. Long