greenbrier

[ green-brahy-er ]

/ ˈgrinˌbraɪ ər /

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Origin of greenbrier

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; green + brier¹

Words nearby greenbrier

Greenberg, greenboard, greenbone, greenbottle, greenbottle fly, greenbrier, greenbug, green card, green-collar, green corn, green crab

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How to use greenbrier in a sentence

In 1757 the Greenbrier Company secured 100,000 acres of land on the western waters.
The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton
This was the last outrage committed by the Indians in the Greenbrier settlements.
Chronicles of Border Warfare|Alexander Scott Withers
Greenbrier pinned him sadly but firmly to the wall with a hand the size, shape and color of a McClellan saddle.
Strictly Business|O. Henry
The storm was so sudden and tremendous that Greenbrier's first impulse was to lie down and grab a root.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

I'm as good a Westerner as you are, Greenbrier; but, somehow, I can't make up my mind to go back out there.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for greenbrier

greenbrier

/ (ˈɡriːnˌbraɪə) /

noun

any of several prickly climbing plants of the liliaceous genus Smilax, esp S. rotundifolia of the eastern US, which has small green flowers and blackish berriesAlso called: cat brier

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